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of primaries confused, the submarginal irregular whitish line much more distinct, the 

 subapical whitish patch more distinct, and the whitish ground-colour of secondaries 

 replaced by dull pale brown. I shall call it P.jamaicensis. 



12. Protoparce jamaicensis, n. sp. 



Sphinx Carolina (part.), Walker, Lep. Het. viii. p. 216. no. 4 (1856). 



c? ? , Jamaica. B.M. 



13. Protoparce paphus. 



Sphinx paphus, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iii. p. 39, pi. 216. fig. B (1782). 

 Phlegethontius paphus, Hubner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 140. no. 1504 (1816). 



Surinam. 



Possibly a melanistic variety of P. Carolina ; but, from the deep colouring of the 

 primaries, it has a very distinct appearance. 



14. Protoparce griseata. 



Protoparce griseata, Butler, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 259. no. 53. 



Venezuela {Dyson). lyi )e - B.M. 



15. Protoparce contracta. 



Protoparce contracta, Butler, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 12. no. 24. 



Rio Janeiro (Stevens). '-type, B.M. 



Allied to P. lucetius. 



16. Protoparce pellenia. 



Chcerocaynpa pellenia, Herrich-Schaffer, Samml. aussercurop. Schmett. pi. 22. fig. 103 (1850-1858). 

 Sphinx pellenia, Walker, Lep. Het. Suppl. i. p. 36 (1861). 



South America. 



17. Protoparce lucetius. 



Sphinx lucetius, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. p. 21, pi. 301. fig. B (1782). 

 Phlegethontius lucetius, Hubner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 140. no. 1501 (1816). 



Brazil (Stevens & Becker). B.M. 



18. Protoparce cingulata. 



Sphinx cingulata, Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 545 (1775). 



Agrvus cingulatus, Hubner, Samml. exot. Schmett. ii. pi. 165. figs. 1, 2 (1806-24). 



Macrosila cingulata, Clemens, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. p. 164 (1859). 



Sphinx convolvuli, Drury (nee. Linn.), 111. Nat. Hist. i. pi. 25. fig. 4 (1770). 



Sphinx uffinis, Goeze, Beytr. iii. 2, p. 215. no. 4 (1780). 



Sphinx drurai, Donovan, Nat. Hist. Brit. Ins. p. 14, pi. 469 (1810). 



Sphinx pungnis, Eschscholtz, in Kotzebue's Reise, p. 218, pi. xi. fig. 28 (1821). 



Jamaica, Mexico (Hartweg) ; Haiti (Tweedie) ; New Granada. B.M. 



