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Coitus a : Pholi.— The forewings brownish - grey ; the hindwings finely 

 coloured ; both pairs brown-shaded, and with angular black markings — 

 Pholus crantor,Cram., P. licaon, Cram., P. strigilis, Fab., P. ficus, Linn. 



Coitus b : Daphnides. — The forewings a particularly beautiful green, 

 and with softly variegated markings — Daphnis megaeacus, Hb. (eacus, Cram.), 

 D. hippothous, D. nerii, Linn. 



Coitus c : Argei. — The forewings green, with pale lines ; the hindwings 

 variegated — Argeus labruscae, Liun., A. pandion, Cram. 

 Fam. 2 : Obliquostriatve.— The forewings outwards from the middle of the 

 inner margin to the apex marked with pale and dark stripes and lines. 



Coitus a : Amphiones. — The forewings dark reddish-grey, striped with 

 shadowy spots ; hindwings red — Amphion nessus, Cram., A. brennus, Cram. 



Coitus b : Theretrae. — Both pairs of wings exteriorly with dentate bands ; 

 hindwings shaded with yellow and black — Theretra equestris*, Fab., T. 

 nechus, Cram., T. porcellus, Linn., T. tersa, Fab. 



Coitus c : Hippotiones. — The forewings externally with oblique white 

 bands and brown stripes, also white nervured ; hindwings with almost red spots 

 — Hippotion celerio, Linn., H. ocys, Hb.f [celerio, Cram.). 



Coitus d : Isoplae. — The forewings brown, the outer part obliquely 

 pale- and dark-striped ; hindwings red — Isoples eson, Cram., /. alecto, Linn., /. 

 neoptolemus, Cram., 7. theylia, Linn. 



Coitus e : Xylophanae. — The forewings with oblique wood-coloured 

 stripes; hindwings shaded with black — Xylophanes anubus, Cram., X. lycetus, 

 Cram., X. gortys, Hb. (gordius, Cram.), X. cajus, Cram., X. drancits, Cram. 



Coitus f: Orel. — The forewings with alternately coloured stripes ; hind- 

 wings with black and coloured bands — Oreus gnoma, Fab. (butus, Cram.), O. 

 acteus, Cram., O. elpenor, Linn., O. amadis, Cram., O. licastus, Cram. 

 Stirps III : Deilephiije. —The antennae outwards a little thicker; the forewings 

 with obliquely shaded bands. 



Fam. i : Pallidovenos^:. — The forewings spotted and striped with a brownish 

 shade ; hindwings black, red banded ; body black-marked on the sides. 



Coitus a : Dupones. — The forewings longitudinally as well as transversely 

 banded, paler nervured ; the hindwings pale grey and rose red — Dupo 

 vitis, Linn., D. jussieuae, Hb. (vitis, Cram.). 



Coitus b : Phryxi. —The forewings almost entirely white nervured ; the 

 body on the back and on the sides chequered with black and white — Phryxus 

 Ivvornica, Pet. {lineata, Fab.), P. caicus, Cram. 



Fam. 2 : Poptjlares. — The forewings transversely with shadowy bands ; the 

 hindwings red across the middle. 



Coitus a: Hylae. — The forewings on the costa with cloudy spots; the 

 body at the sides "adorned with black and white cubes " (? chequered) — Hyles 

 galii, Schiff., H. opheltes, Cram., H. zygophylli, Ochs., H. hippophaes, Esp., 

 H. nicea, Prunn., H. enphorbiae, Schiff., Hb. 



Coitus b : Thaumae. — The forewings with only cloudy spots and stripes ; 

 the body sparsely " marked with cubes" (? chequered) — Thau mas vespertilio, 

 Esp., T. ca-pensiSjIAnn. [aeas^ Cram.), T. cecrops^ Cram. 



Coitus c : Chromes. — The forewings band- wise, with angular markings ; 

 the hindwings yellow, black margined. — Ghromis erotus, Cram. 



Coitus d: Clanes. — The forewings tolerably broad; dull-coloured, with 

 blackish transverse stripes — Clanis nicobarensis, Schwarz, C. phalaris, Cram., C. 

 achemenides, Cram. 



Stirps II : Manducle. — All the species very large ; the tongue strong, 

 the eyes large ; the wings striped ; the body variegated. 



Fam. i : Leves. — The tongue long ; all the members somewhat 

 " schlanglich." 



Coitus a : Hyloici. — All the species whitish-grey, black marked, the 

 forewings with straight and waved stripes ; the hindwings shaded with blackish 

 — Hyloicus pinastri, Linn., IP. coniferarum, Abb., H. menephron, Cram., H. 

 paviphilius, Cram., H. hylaeus, Cram., H. hasdrubal, Cram. 



Coitus b : Ermnyes. — The forewings brownish-grey, with dentate black 

 stripes; the hindwings rust -coloured, with black border — Erinnyis ello, Linn., 



* Moore declares [Lep. Ceyl., ii., p. 22) this species (=1 nessus, Dru., Cram.)*to 

 be the type of Theretra, a decision which we consider ultra vires in view of 

 Stephens' prior restriction (postea p. 354). 



t Kirby gives (Cat., p. 653) ocys, Hb. := celerio, Linn., which makes 

 Hippotion mono typical. 



