LEPIDOPTERA. 
SPHINX AUSTRALASIA 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Antennae thiclceft in the middle, and somewhat prifm-form: tongue moftly exferted: feelers two, reflected : 
wings defledted. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Wings angulated: anterior ones fufco-teftaceous, with an obfcure band behind: pofterior wings fulvous, 
with the anal angle, and margin fufcous. 
Sphinx Australasia : 
alis angulatis anticis fufco-teftaceis poftice fafcia obfcura, pofticis fulvis: angulo 
ani margineque fufcis. 
This gigantic fpecies of the Sphinx tribe was altogether unknown till very lately to the entomologifts 
of this country. The firft fpecimen of it that was moil probably ever brought to Europe was that in the 
colledtion of Dr. White, and which was afterwards conligned to the cabinet of Mr. Francillon, where it now 
remains. This is not however the only fpecimen of the fpecies in this country at prefent, for Mr. M'Leay 
alfo has lately obtained one in very fine condition among fome other rare and valuable infedts from 
New Holland. ' 
Not defcribed by any author. 
SPHINX TRIANGULARIS. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Wings very entire, teftaceous-brown, with a large triangular fufcous fpot: bafe of the pofterior 
v wings fulvous. 
Sphinx Triangularis : 
alis integerrimis fufco-teftaceis: anticis macula magna triangulari fufca, pofticis 
bafi fulvis. 
