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372 (1799); Schrk., "Faun. Boica," ii., I, p. 229 (1801); Ochs., "Die 

 Schmett.," ii., p. 201 (1808); Godt., "Hist. Nat.," iii., p. 12, pi. xiii (1822); 

 Bdv., "Eur. Lep. Ind. Meth.," p. 32 (1829); Meig., "Eur. Schmett.," ii., p. 

 132 (1830); H.-Sch., "Sys. Bearb.," ii. p. 85 (1846); Speyer, " Geog. Verb.," 

 i., p. 317 (1858); li., p. 280 (1862); Hein., "Schmett. Deutsch.," i., p. 144. 

 (1859). DeilepMa[ltasp.,'] "Jena. Allg. Lit. Zeit," iv., p. 100 (1809) ; Ochs., "Die 

 Schmett.," iv.. pp. 42-43 (1816) ; Stphs., "Ent. Mag.," i., p. 525 (1833); Bdv., 

 " Icon. Chen.," pi. 3. fig. 1 (circ. 1840) ; " Gen. et Ind. Meth.," p. 47 (1840) ; Dup., 

 "Icon. Chen.," pi. ii , fig. 1 (circ. 1835); "Cat. M6th.," p. 42 (1844); Assm., 

 " Schmett. Schles.," ii., p. 31, pi. x., figs. 33a— d (1845) ; Heydr., " Lep. Eur. Cat. 

 Meth.," ed. 3, p. 19(1851).; Staud., " Cat.," ed. 1, p. 16 (1861); ed. 2, p. y, (1871); 

 Snell., "De Vlind., p. 93 (1867); Berce, "Faun. Franc.," ii., p. 25 (i868\- 

 Nolck., "Fn. Lep. Estl.," i. p. 89 (1868); Mill., "Cat. Lep. Alp. -Mar.," 

 p. 117 (18721; "Nat. Sic," vi., p. 3, pi. i., fig. 7 (1886) ; Cuni y Mart., "Cat. 

 Lep. Bare," p. 40 (1874); Curd, "Bull. Soc. Ent. Ital.," vii., p. 112(1875); 

 Frey, "Lep. Schw.," p. 58(1880); Auriv., " Nord.-Fjar.," p. 46 (1889); 

 Mina-Pal., "Nat. Sic," vii., p. 184 (1892); Meyr., '• Handbk.," p. 296 (1895); 

 Klooss. " 111. Woch. fur Ent.," i., p. 483 (1896) ; Unterberger, " 111. Zeits. 

 fiir Ent.," iii., p. 138 (1898) ; Bartel, " Pal. Gross-Schmett.," ii., p. 52 (1.901). 

 Elpenor, Oken, " Lehrb. Zool.," i., p. 760 (1815). Eumorpha, Hb., " Franck 

 Cat.," p. 87 (1825). Choerocampa. Dup., " Hist. Nat.," supp. ii., pp. 159-160 

 (1835) ; Humph. & Westd., " Brit. Moths," i., p. 21. (1841) ; Dbldy.. " List 

 Brit. Lep.," p. 3 (1847) ; Sta., " Man.," i., p. 95 (1857) ; Humph., "Gen. Bri(. Moths," 

 p. 11, pi. iii., figs. 1-2 (i860); Wallgrn., " Skand. Het.," i., p. 48 (1863); 

 Newm., " Brit. Moths," p. 10 (1869) ; Bdv., " Spec Gen. Lep. Het.," i.. p. 224 

 (1875); Kirby, "Eur. Butts, and Moths," p. 72, pi. xviii., figs. 3a— c (1879) 5 

 (Tutt), "Brit. Moths," p. 33 (1895) ; Ban., "Lep. Brit.," ii., p. 62, pi. liii 

 (1895); Lucas, '"Brit. Hawk-Moths," p. 117 (1895); South, "Ent.," xxxi., p. 

 156 (1898). Meiopsilus, Dune, " Brit. Moths," p. 156 (1836). Chaerocampa, 

 Ramb., "Cat. Lep. And.," p. 132 (1866). 



The genus Daphnis is characterised ( Verzeichniss, p. 134) by 

 Hiibner as follows : 



Forewings a particularly beautiful green, with softly variegated markings — 

 Daphnis ?negeacas, Hb. (eacus, Cram.), D. hippothous, Cram., D. nerii, Linn. 



In 1835, Stephens, in the appendix to vol. iv of his Illustrations 7 

 p. 5, places nerii in Daphnis ; in 1837, Curtis figured nerii (Brit. 

 Ent., xiv., fol. 626), and declared it to be the type of Hiibner's 

 genus, and diagnosed it as follows : 



Antennae inserted towards the base of the head and close to the eyes slightly 

 attenuated at the base and apex, which latter is hooked, being terminated by a 

 slender setaceous joint somewhat pectinated with scales, rather stout in the male, 

 and transversely striated and fringed with hairs (fig. 1, 3 , portions of the under- 

 side and apex) ; slender and simply clothed with scales externally in the 2 . 

 Maxillae not more than half the length of the animal, but very spiral (i\g. 3). 

 Labial palpi curved upwards, pressed close to the head and a little keeled (tig. 4), 

 densely clothed with scales, rather long, slender, and triarticulate, basal joint 

 curved and clavate, 2nd as long, more elliptical, 3rd very small and nearly globose 

 (fig. \a) . Head trigonate ; eyes very large, hemispherical, and prominent ; ocelli, 

 none. Thorax not broader than the abdomen, which is conical. Wings deflexed 

 in repose ; superior lanceolate, the posterior angle obtuse ; inferior small, ovate, 

 the apex a little pointed, the anal angle slightly lobed. Legs very strong, thighs 

 short, tibiae densely clothed with scales, anterior with a large internal spine, 

 intermediate with two strong unequal spurs, horny and acute at the apex, in the 

 hinder there is a pair also a little above the apex, one spur in each being very 

 long (fig. 8) ; tarsi 5-jointed, spinal beneath, hinder pair longer than the antennae, 

 basal joint exceedingly long, claws and pulvilli small. Larvae with 6 pectoral, 

 8 abdominal, and 2 anal feet, the tail short and incurved — Daphnis ne?-ii (type of the 

 genus). 



Curtis further notes (loc. cit.) that " Daphnis nerii is closely allied 

 to the true Sphinges, and whether it be right to make a genus of it 

 may be questionable ; there are, however, several exotic species 

 that will group well with it ; the caterpillar has a different character 



