SESIA. 3 



(1775);] Hl.'s n. Ausg., p. 20 (1801); Esp., "Schmett. Eur.," ii., p. 114, pi. 

 xiii., figs. 1—3 (1779); Bergst., " Sphing. Larv.," p. ir (1782); Retz., "Gen. 

 et Spec. Ins.," p. 33 (1783); Geoff., "Fourc. Ent. Paris.," ii., p. 253 (1785); 

 Bork., "Sys. Besch.," ii., pp. 56, 134, 177 (1789); Don., "Brit. Ins.," v., p. 

 41.pl. 155 (1796); Hb., "Eur. Schmett.," fig. 57 (1796) ; text p. 94 fcirc. 1805); 

 " Larva? Lep.," ii., Sph. iii., Legit. A. q. c, fig. 1 a, b fcirc. 1800) ; Haw., 

 "Lep. Brit.," p. 65 (1803); Latr., "Hist. Nat.," iii., p. 401 (r8o2j; xiv., p. 133 

 (1805); Ochs., "Die Schmett.," ii., p. 193 (1808); Shaw and Nodder, "Viv. 

 Nat.," xxi., pi. 872 (1810); Godt., "Hist. Nat.," iii., p. 55 (1821). Macro- 

 glossum, Scop., "Int., Hist. Nat.," p. 413 (1777); Lam., "Hist. Nat. An. 

 sans Vert.," iv., p. 9 (1817) ; Swains., " Zool. Ulus.," i., expl. pi. 64 

 (1821); Kirby & Spence, "Int. Ent.," iii., p. 557 (1826). Bombylia, Hb., 

 " Tent.," p. 1 (1806) ; " Franck Cat," p. 87 (1825). Sphinx (-Macro- 

 glossum), Latr., " Gen. Crust, et Ins.," iv., p. 210 (1809). Setia, Oken, 

 "Lehrb. Zool.," i., p. 749 (1815). Hemaris, Dalm., "Vet. Acad. Hand.," p. 

 207 (1816). Macroglossa, Ochs., "Die Schmett.," iv., pp. 41 — 42 (1816) ; 

 Stphs., "111. Haust.," ii., p. 133 (1828); "Cat. Br. Ins.," ii., p. 34 (1829) ; "List 

 Br. An. Br. Mus.," p. 29 (1850); Bdv., "Eur. Lep. Ind. Meth.," p. 32 (1829); 

 "Gen. et Ind. aieth," p. 45 (1840); "Hist. Nat. Sphing.," p. 337 (1875); 

 Meig., "Eur. Schmett.," ii., p. 127 (1830); Dup., "Hist. Nat.," supp. ii., p. 

 164 (1835); "Cat. Meth.," p. 43 (1844); Dune, "Brit. Moths," p. 164 (1836); 

 Wood, "Ind. Ent.," fig. 20 (1839); Curt., "Brit. Ent.," xvi., pi. 747 (1840); 

 Humph, and West., "Brit. Moths," i., p. 24 (1841) ; Evers., "Faun. Volg. 

 Ural.," p. 107 (1844) ; H.-Sch., " Sys. Bearb.," ii., p. 84 (1846) ; 

 Dbld., "List Brit. Lep.," p. 3 (1847); Heyd., "Lep. Eur. Cat. Meth.," ed. 

 3, p. 19 (1851); Speyer, " Geog. Verb.," i., p. 314 (1858); ii., p. 280 (1862); 

 Sta., "Man.," i., p. 98 (1857); Humph., "Gen. Brit. Moths," p. 11, pi. iii., 

 figs. 5—6 (i860) ; Staud., " Cat.," ed. 1, p. 17 (1861) ; ed. 2, p. 38 

 (1871); ed. 3, p. 104 (1901); Ramb., "Cat. Lep. Andal.," p. 122 (1866); 

 Snell., " De Vlind.," p. 92 (1867); Berce, "Faun. Franc.," ii., p. 31 (1868); 

 Nolck., "Lep. Fn. Est.," i., p. 90 (1868); Newm., "Brit. Moths," p. u 

 (1869); Mill., "Cat. Lep. Alp.-Mar.," p. 121 (1872); Bang-Haas, "Nat. 

 Tids.," (3), ix., p. 401 (1874) ; Cuni y Mart., " Cat. Lep. Bare," p. 42 

 (1874); Curo, "Bull. Soc. Ent. Ital.," vii., p. 114 (1875); Butl., "Trans. 

 Zool. Soc," ix., pt. 10, p. 524 (1876); Kirby, "Eur. Butts, and Moths," 

 p. 741, pi. xx., figs. 1 a— c (1879); "Cat.," p. 629 (1892); "Handbook," 

 &c, iv., pp. 8— 9 (1897) ; Frey, "Lep. Schweiz," p. 59 (1880); Poult., "Trans. 

 Ent. Soc. Lond.," 1884, p. 298 (1884) ; Buckl., "Larvae," &c, ii., p. 113, pi. xxvi., 

 fig. 2 (1887); Auriv., "Nord. Fjar.," p. 47 (1889); Mina-Pal. and Failla-Ted., 

 "Nat. Sic," vii.. p 135(1888); Meyr., " Handbook," &c, p. 294 (1895) ; Barr., 

 "Lep. Brit.," ii., p. 66 (1895); Tutt, "Brit. Moths," p. 33 (1896); Bartel, 

 " Palaeark. Gross-Schmett.," ii., p. 216 (1899); Cann., " Riv. Ital.," xxi., pp. 10 — 

 17 (1901). Hemaris, Dalm., "Vet. Ak. Handl.," xxxvii., p. 215 (1816). Psithyros, 

 Hb., " Verz.," p. 132 fcirc. 1822); Stephs., " 111. Haust.," app. p. 5 (1834). 

 Rhamphoschisma, Wallgrn., " Skand. Het.," i., pp. 49 — 51 (1863). 



The heterotypical genus Sesia was erected by Fabricius in 1775 

 for section III of Linne's comprehensive group Sphinx. It was 

 diagnosed (Sys. Ent., p. 548) by Fabricius as follows: 



Palpi reflexi, lingua exserta, truncata. Antennae cylindrical, extrorsum 

 crassiores — Tantalus, hylas, stellatarmn, thy she, fuciformis, apiformis, haemorr- 

 hoidalis, culiciformis, tipuliformis. 



The extended description of the genus by Fabricius, and the 

 fixing of its type by Cuvier in 1797 as stellatarum, have already been 

 detailed at length (anted, vol. iii., pp. 344 — 345). Fabricius, himself, 

 also chose the Sphingid section of Sesia to represent the genus in 1807 

 (see anted, p. 347). Meyrick describes (Handbook, p. 294) the genus 

 under the name of Macroglossa as follows : 



Tongue strongly developed. Antennae over \, gradually thickened to near 

 apex, then pointed, apex slender, hooked. Abdomen broad, smooth, with broad 

 truncate expansible anal tuft, last three segments with expansible lateral tufts. 

 Tibiae hairy. Wings wholly scaled. 



The genus Sesia is found throughout the greater part of the 



