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Sphinx Megtera, Linn. Mus. Lucl. ZJlr. 358. Clerck, Icon. pi. 47 
f. 2. Gmel. ed. Syst. Nat. i. 5, 2385, 21. 
Bright green, testaceous beneath. Palpi and sides of the tho- 
rax and of the abdomen testaceous. Abdomen with a row of white 
spots along each side, and at one-third of the length with a black 
band, which is dilated on each side. Fore wings with a black and 
white spot at the base, with a black discal dot, with a brown spot on 
the costa at two-thirds of the length, and with a larger brown spot 
near the end of the interior border; under side reddish towards the 
base. Hind wings luteous, black at the base, and with a black 
band, which is abbreviated towards the costa ; exterior border ferru- 
ginous, hoary towards the interior angle. Length of the body 20 
lines ; of the wings 42 lines. 
a. Ashanti. From the Wesleyan Missionary Society’s collection. 
b. Port Natal. From Mr. Stevens’ collection. 
Group 2. 
Alae mediocriter latse ; anticae subacuminatae, margine exte- 
riore perobliquo, vix convexo, apicem versus subexcavato. 
Wings moderately broad. Fore wings slightly acuminated, 
slightly excavated behind the tips, hardly convex and very oblique 
along the rest of the exterior border. Hind wings slightly denti- 
culated. 
12. Philampelus Helops. 
Viridescente-fuscus, subtas albidus ; capitis thoracisque latera albida ; 
abdomen cervinum , basi viridescente-fuscum maculis duabus 
lateralibus nigris unaque majore dorsali albida ; alee anticae 
ex parte cano suffusce , fascia ante basali obscuriore viridi- 
fusca , litura discali obscure fusca , lineisque fuscis obliquis 
undulosis ; postica nigro-fuscce , apud angxdum interiorem 
testacece , ciliis albidis. 
Sphinx Helops, Boisd. MSS. 
Greenish brown, mostly whitish beneath. Head and thorax 
whitish along each side. Abdomen fawn-colour, greenish brown at 
the base, with a black spot on each side, and a larger whitish dorsal 
spot. Fore wings partly covered with hoary bloom, with a darker 
greenish brown band near the base, with a dark brown discal mark, 
and with some undulating brown oblique lines. Hind wings 
