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CATALOGUE OF 
Genus 12. NINIA. 
Corpus gracile. Palpi elongati. Antennae graeiles, setaceae, 
longiusculae. Abdomen elongatum, apice fasciculatum. Pedes 
graeiles, longiusculi ; tibiae posticae ciliatae. Alae opacae, metalli- 
colores. 
Sphinx, p., Drury. 
Algeria? Westw. 
Body slender. Palpi elongated. Antennae slender, setaceous, 
rather long. Abdomen elongated, tufted at the tip. Legs slender, 
rather long; hind tibiae tufted. Wings opaque, metallic-coloured. 
1. Ninia plumipes. 
Nigro-cyanea ; abdominis segmenta posteriora ochraceo marginata ; 
tibice tarsique ochracea ; tibia, postica ciliata. 
Sphinx plumipes, Drury , Exot. Ins.ni. 3, pi. 2, f. 3. App. 
iEgeria ? plumipes, Westw . Ed. Drury , iii. 3, pi. 2, f. 3. 
Sierra Leone. 
Genus 13. THYBXS. 
Corpus validum. Proboscis distincta. Palpi validi, caput sat 
superantes; articulus 3us longi-conicus. Antennae simplices, seta- 
ceae, thorace valde longiores. Abdomen alas posticas triente su- 
perans. Pedes graeiles ; tibiae posticae calcaribusquatuorlongissimis. 
Alae amplae, maculis vitreis; anticae apud costam rectae, apice ro- 
tundatae, margine exteriore sat obliquo ; posticae margine exteriore 
denticulato. 
Phalaena, p., Scopoli. 
Sphinx, p., Fabr. ; Wien. Verz.\ Gmel.; Hubn. 
Sesia, p., Schrank. 
Thyris, Ochs. ; Hubn. ; God. ; Boisd. ; Chenu. 
Body stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi stout, extending some 
distance beyond the head ; third joint elongate-conical, more or less 
than half the length of the second. Antennae simple, setaceous, 
very much longer than the thorax. Abdomen extending for one- 
third of its length beyond the hind wings. Legs slender ; hind 
tibiae with four very long spurs. Wings somewhat ample, with 
vitreous spots. Fore wings straight in front, rounded at the tips, 
somewhat oblique along the exterior border; first, second and 
