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HERSE; ACHERONTIA; COELONIA; GALLOSPHINGIA. By Dr. M. Hering. 
convolvuli. 
airopos. 
fulvinotata. 
nigricans. 
solani. 
comoroana. 
brevis. 
circe. 
to a small extent the scales above at the end of an abdominal ring. For the determination of the genera are 
besides important: — the pulvillus, an unpaired formation between the two claws at the last tarsal joint, and 
besides the paronychium (anal claws), a formation projecting on each side of the claws in one or two appendices 
or lobes. Both require a close examination with a strong magnifying glass. 
In the following pages more than 300 African Sphingid forms are described, yet they certainly do not 
represent an exhaustive elaboration of the African Sphingid fauna; we may well assume that many new species 
and races will be discovered when this part of the world has been more thoroughly explored. Certain genera 
jointly occur in the African and Indo-Australian regions, such as Leucophlebia , Polyptychus , Hippotion, Theretra, 
and others. There is, however, no genus occurring both in Africa and America. 
A. Sphingidae asemanophorae. 
First palpal joint without a ,,basal spot“ (an area of sensitive organs) at the base of the inside. 
Subfamily: Acherontiinae. 
Very near to the following subfamily, but the last thin antennal joint very long and almost bare; if 
it is short and densely scaled, it lacks the hair-tuft at the lower edge of the eye; we never meet here with 
an irregular margin in the forewing. 
Tribe: Acherontiicae. 
Last antennal joint long and almost bare, second palpal joint on the inside with a deep hollow covered 
by a hair-tuft. 
1. Genus: Iferse Oken. 
Proboscis longer than the body, the pulvillus between the two claws at the end of the tarsus is tiny 
or absent, body and wings without any yellow, paronychium on each side with but one lobe. 
H. convolvuli L. (= pseudo-convolvuli Schauf.) (Vol. II, 36 a). This species having been described already 
in Vol. II is distributed in the palaearctic and Indo-Australian districts and also occurs in the whole of Africa 
and in Madagascar. 
2. Genus: Aekeroiitia Lasp. 
Proboscis shorter than thorax, the palpi do not touch each other, between them the base of the proboscis 
is visible. Thorax above with a marking like a death’s head. Pulvillus absent, paronychium entirely reduced. 
A. atiopos L. (Vol. II, 36 a). This species likewise described in Vol. II is common in the whole of 
Africa and Madagascar, being cpiite conformable with the palaearctic form. 
3. Genus: t'oeloiaia R. u.J. 
Proboscis longer than the body, pulvillus between the two last tarsal claws well developed. Parony¬ 
chium with 2 appendages on each side. The genus only occurs in the Ethiopian Region. 
C. fulvinotata Btlr. {— mauritii Btlr.) (61 a). Ground-colour of forewing varying between olive-brown 
and red-brown, with blackish transverse stripes, in the distal half more or less brightened by white. Hindwing 
black, at the costal margin and anal margin and also at the base yellow, with a blackish round basal spot. 
Hindwing beneath at the anal margin yellow. In the form: nigricans Gloss all the yellow and brownish-yellow 
markings in both wings have disappeared. Larva with a horn bent as in the death’s head, the horn granulated. 
— Distributed in the whole Ethiopian and Madagassic regions. 
C. solani Bsdv. (= astaroth Bsdv., grisescens Saalm.) (61 a). Ground-colour of forewing greyer than 
in the preceding species, hindwing beneath at the anal margin white. The lateral spots on the abdomen being 
distinctly yellow in fulvinotata are here almost white, too. Larva with a smooth horn which is grey with black 
spots. It only occurs in Madagascar, Mauritius, Bourbon, but not on the continent. The race from the Comoro 
Is.: comoroana Clark shows almost unicoloured brown forewings, without the intense contrasting white 
irroration. 
C. brevis R. &• J . is intermediary between the two preceding species, similar to f ulvinotata , but smaller, 
the antennae thicker, the second palpal joint at the base with coarse hairs, but then smooth and coniform. 
End of thorax not with greyish-pink hairs as in fulvinotata, the large black basal spot on the liindwingis absent 
above, whilst beneath the base and anal margin are white instead of yellow. But one specimen known from 
Madagascar. 
4. Genus: €lallosp!Biiig»in R. u. J. 
Pulvillus present, long; paronychium on each side with but one appendage. Tibia without thorns. 
C. circe Fawc. (61 a). Metathorax light ochreous, with black bands, the light band of the abdomen 
more reduced. Forewing light red-brown with an olive band distally to the discal line, with more distinct 
