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with Eumorpha, Hb., the fixing of euphorbiae as type by West wood 

 being altogether ultra vires. 



So far as the British species are concerned, this may be said to 

 complete the literature relating to their synonymy. We only add 

 here Boisduval's grouping, from his still-born work of 1875. In this 

 (JYistoire Nat. des Insectes, Lepidopteres, vol. i), the author confesses 

 that his work is not up-to-date, and that he has made no attempt 

 to make it so. He divides the Sphingids into the following tribes 

 and genera : 



Tribe I : Acherontides— Achero?ttia, Ochs. 



Tribe II: Smerinthides — Brachyglossa, Latr., Metagastes, Bdv., Calymnia, 

 Bdv., Euclea, Bdv., Niceryx, Bdv., Smerinthus, Latr., Eurypteryx, Feld., Basiana, 

 Walk., Daphnusa, Walk., Cypa, Walk., Ceiutomia, Harris. 



Tribe III : Leucophlebides — Leucophlebia, Westd. 



Tribe IV : Euryglottides —Meganoton, Bdv., Macrosila. Bdv., Amphonyx, 

 Poey, Euryglottis, Bdv., Sphinx, Auct. (two groups), Anceryx, Bdv., Pachylia, 

 Bdv., Zonilia, Bdv., Madorya, Bdv. 



Tribe V: Deilephilides — Deilephila, Ochs., Elibia, Walk., Ambulyx, Bdv., 

 Philampelus, Harr., Aleuron, Bdv., Everyx, Bdv., Euchloron, Bdv., Acosmeryx, 

 Bdv., Eucheryx, Bdv., Choerocampa, Dup. (with 13 groups, the first group termed 

 " Daphnis et Darapsa," the eighth group Pergasa), Panacra, Walk. 



Tribe VI : Macroglossides — Temnora, Bdv., Lapara, Walk., Arctonotus, 

 Bdv., Tylognathus, Feld., Epistor, Bdv., Tricholon, Bdv., Ocyton, Bdv., Aspledon, 

 Bdv., Lophura, Bdv., Pterogon, Bdv., Pogccolon, Bdv., Angonya, Bdv., CEnosanda, 

 Walk., Perigonia, Bdv., Slicrolophia, Feld., Thyreus, Swain., Macroglossa, Ochs., 

 Sataspes, Moore, Dasy sphinx, Felder. 



We have now given a summary of the whole of the literature, 

 so far as we know it, that bears on the vexed question of the generic 

 synonymy of the British Sphingids, and in our opinion the types 

 of the genera work out as follows : 



1. Sphinx, Linne (1758). — Type fixed as ligtistriby Linne in 1758. 



2. Sesia, Fab. (1775). — Type fixed as stellatarum by Cuvier in 1797. 



3. Macroglossum, Scop. (1777). — Type fixed as stellatanun by Scopoli, in 



1777 (Falls before Sesia, Fab.). 

 4*. Smerinthus, Latr. (1802). — Type fixed as ocellata by Latreille in 1810. 



5. Eumorpha, Hb. (1806). — Type fixed as elpenor by Hubner in 1806. 



6. Manduca, Hb. (1806). — Type fixed as apropos by Hubner in 1806. 



7. Amorpha, Hb. (1806). — Type fixed as popidi by Hubner in 1806. 



8. Deilephila, Lasp. (1809). — Type fixed as elpenur by Curtis in 1824 



(Falls before Eumorpha, Hb.). 



9. Elpenor, Oken (18 15). — Type fixed as elpenor by Tutt in 1902 (Falls 



before Eumorpha, Hb.). 

 10. Celerio, Oken (1815). — Type fixed as gallii by Tutt in 1902. \Gallii and 



euphorbiae are the only species included in Oken's genus.] 

 H. Hemaris, Dalm. (1816). — Type fixed as fucifor?nis by Dalman in 1816. 



12. Daphnis, Hb. {fire. 1822). — Type fixed as neriihy Curtis in 1837. 



13. Hippotion, Hb. [circ. 1822). — Type fixed as celerio {==ocys) by Hubner 



circ. 1822. 



14. Phryxus, Hb. {circ. 1822). — Type fixed as livomica by Stephens in 1850. 



15. Hyles, Hb. [circ. 1822). — Type fixed as euphorbiae by Tutt in 1902. 



16. Theretra, Hb. [circ. 1822). — Type fixed as porcellus by Stephens in 1850. 



17. Hvloicus, Hb. [circ. 1822). — Type fixed as pinastri by Stephens in 1850. 



18. Agrius, Hb. (circ. 1822). — Type fixed as cingulata by Hubner ante 1826. 



19. Mimas, Hb. (circ. 1822). — Type fixed as tiliae by Hubner circ. 1822. 



20. Chozrocampa, Dup. (1835). — Type fixed as porcellus by Duponchel in 



1843 (Falls before Theretra, Hb.). 



Having completed our review of the literature of the Sphingids 

 to the point of determining the generic nomenclature of our British 

 species, we have now to review the Sphingids as a whole, and the 

 relationship of the various sections that make up the superfamily. 



Reaumur diagnosed the group in i^^Me/noires^., p. 288)as follows: 



