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I 14. PHILAMPELUS ANCHEMOLUS. 



Sphinx anchemolus, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iii. p. 50, pi. 224. fig. C (1782). 

 Philampelus anchemolus, Walker, Lep. Het. viii. p. 178. no. 8 (1856). 

 Philampelus satellitia (part.), Walker, I. c. p. 175. bo. 3 (1856). 



Eio Janeiro (Stevens) ; west coast of South America (Kellett & Wood). B.M. 



A larger and more heavily-coloured species than the preceding, the sides of the body 

 much redder ; with other less evident differences. 



15. Philampelus helops. 



Philampelus helops, Walker, Lep. Het. viii. p. 180, no. 12 (1856). 

 Philampelus orientalis, Felder, Reise der Nov., Lep. iv. tab. 77. fig. 1 (1874). 



" Port Natal (Krauss)."— Walker. Type, B.M. 



I have examined a specimen of this species taken by Mr. W. L. Distant in Penang. 

 It differs in no respect from the type ; and therefore I have little doubt that our locality 

 is wrong. Mr. Moore has a pale example taken by Mr. Grote in North India. 



Section Argeus, Hiibner (Chlorina, Guenee). 

 Argeus, Hiibner, Verz. bek. S.chniett. p. 134. no. 3 (1816). 



16. Philampelus meg^eea. 



Sphinx megcera, Linnaeus, Mus. Lud. Ulr. p. 358 (1764) ; Clerck's Icones, pi. 47. fig. 2. 

 Philampelus me gar a, Walker, Lep. Het. viii. p. 179. no. 11 (1856). 



Port Natal (Stevens & Gooch) ; Ashanti. B.M. 



It is evident from M. Guenee's note on " Choerocampa megcera" and his description 

 of a new genus to receive it, that he had neglected to examine Mr. Walker's Catalogue, 

 and consequently was not aware that recent naturalists had moved Sphinx meg vera to 

 Philampelus. 



The example of P. megcera received from Mr. Gooch has the abdomen red. 



17. Philampelus phorbas. 



$ . Sphinx phorbas, Cramer, Pap. Exot. i. p. 86, pi. 55. fig. B (1779). 

 Philampelus phorbas, Walker, Lep. Het. viii. p. 179. no. 10 (1856). 

 6. Sphinx pandion, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. p. 65, pi. 321. fig. A (1782). 

 Argeus pandion, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Scbmett. p. 134. no. 1443 (1816). 



" Surinam." — Cramer. 

 Closely allied to P. megcera. 



O f 18. Philampelus lacordairei. 



Deilephila lacordairei, Boisduval, Faune Ent. de Madag. p. 73. no. 5, pi. 11. fig. 1 (1853). 

 Chlorina Megcera, Guenee (nee Linn.), Notes sur Pile de la Reunion, Lep. p. 22. no. 21 (1862). 

 Madagascar and Bourbon. 



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