616 ME. A. G. BUTLEK ON THE SPHINGHLE. 



20. Diludia vates. (Plate XCI. figs. 18, 19.) 

 Diludia rates, Butler, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 13. 110. 28. 



Macrosila dicistriga (part.), Walker, Lep. Het. viii. pp. 209, 210 (1856). 

 Anceryx pinastri (y), Walker, I.e. p. 223 (1856). 



Ceylon (Templeton) ; Madras, Moulmein (Clerck); Silhet (Sowerby); North India 

 (Stevens). Type, B.M. 



The larva is pale green, with darker oblique green lines and reddish-edged spiracles ; 

 front segments and horn tuberculated. It feeds on Gmelina arborea according to W. 

 Elliot, on privet, Polownia, &c. according to Mr. George Lewis. 



21. Diludia natalensis. (Plate XCIV. fig. 5.) 



Diludia 7iatalensis, Butler, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 13. no. 29. 



Natal (Gueinzius). Type, B.M. 



Genus 16. Hyloicus, Hiibner. 

 Hyloicus, Hiibner, Vera. bek. Schraett. p. 138 (1816). 



1. Hyloicus pinastki. 



Sphinx pinastri, Linnieus, Syst. Nat. i. ii. p. 802. no. 22 (1766). 

 Hyloicus pinastri, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 139. no. 1483 (1816). 



England [Brit. Coll.]; Europe (Becker). B.M. 



2. Hyloicus sequoijs. 



Sphinx sequoia, Boisduval, Ann. Soc. Ent. Beige, xii. p. 66. no. 70 (1868). 



Hyloicus sequoia, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sci. i. p. 27 (1873). 



Anceryx coniferarum <S , Walker, Lep. Het. viii. p. 224. no. 2 (1856). 



United States (Doubled ay). jj ^ 



The Anceryx coniferarum of Walker has been placed as a synonym of Ellema harrisii • 



his female, however, appears to me to be Abbot's species, whilst the male is undoubtedly 



generically distinct. 



3. Hyloicus asiaticus. 



Hyloicus asiaticus, Butler, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 260. no. 58. 



Scinde 1 ( Warwick). Type> B M 



4. Hyloicus uniformis. 



Hyloicus uniformis, Butler, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 261. no. 59. 



North-west Himalayas. Type> co]] p> Moore 



The smallest species in the genus. 



