ME. A. a. BUTLER ON THE SPHINGLTLE. 571 



18. Deilephila annei. 



Sphinx annei, Guerin, Mag. de Zool. 2nd ser. i. Ins. pi. 2 (1839). 



Santiago, Chili. 



In the coloration and pattern of the wings this species nearly approaches I), hippo- 

 phaes; but in size and the tint of the primaries it seems to come nearer to B. nicoea. 

 The body is peculiar, the abdomen being white at the sides, interrupted by five trans- 

 verse black spots ; in this respect it resembles B. spinifascia. 



19. Deilephila EsuLiE. 



Deilephila esulce, Boisduval, Icon. Hist. Lep., Sph. p. 26. no. 5, pi. 50. fig. 1. 

 Calabria. 

 Nearly allied to B. hippophaes. 



20. Deilephila bienerti. 



Deilephila beinerti, Staudinger, Stett. ent. Zeit. xxxv. p. 91 (1874). 

 Persia. 

 Size of the largest examples of B. hippophaes, to which it is nearly allied. 



,- 21. Deilephila hippophaes. 



Sphinx hippophaes, Esper, Eur. Schmett. ii. p. 6, pi. 38. figs. 1, 2 (1777). 



Hyles hippophaes, Hiibner, Verz. belt. Schmett. p. 137. no. 1473 (1816). 



Deilephila hippophaes, Boisduval, Ind. Meth. p. 47. no. 388. 



Hybrid. Sphinx vespertilioides, Boisduval, Ann. Soc. Linn.. Paris, vol. vi. pi. 6. fig. 4 (1827). 



Deilephila vespertilioides, Boisduval, Icon. Hist. Lep.., Sph. p. 22. no. 3, pi. 49. fig. 3 (1832). 



Hybrid. Deilephila epilobii, Boisduval, loc. cit. p. 24. no. 4, pi. 51. fig. 3 (1832). 



Europe (Becker). B.M. 



D. epilobii seems scarcely to differ from B. hippophaes, excepting in the more decided 

 markings of primaries. B. vespertilioides is apparently a hybrid between B. hippophaes 

 and B. vespertilio, and is quite intermediate in character between them. 



22. Deilephila vespertilio. 



Sphinx vespertilio, Eabricius, Sp. Ins. ii., Append, p. 504 (1781). 

 Thaumas vespertilio, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 138. no. 1476 (1816). 

 Deilephila vespertilio, Walker, Lep. Het. viii. p. 169. no. 10 (1856). 



Europe (Becker). B.M. 



Characteristically figured by Hiibner, Samml. eur. Schmett. ii. pi. 21. figs. 103, 104; 

 a variety, pi. 11. fig. 62 ; he also figures the larva. 



