100 J. J. Reading's Catalogue of the 
Local and rare. 
App. — May and June. 
Loc. — Exeter, E. P.; Plymouth, Radford Wood, Mr. Rogers; 
Devonport, Mr. J. S. Dell. 
An inhabitant of woods ; the larva feeds on the bark of oak. 
77. T. tipuliforme, Lin. 
Sphinx Tipuliformis, Faun, Suec. 1096, — Lin, Sys. Nat. ii. 804. 
Sesia Tipuliformis, Lasp, Ses. Europ., p. 28, 
Trochilium Tipuliformis, Newn, Mon, ^Eger, Aug, Ent, Mag, i. 78. 
Trochilium Tipuliforme, Staint, Man. i, 105. 
Common. 
App. — June. 
Most gardens throughout Devon and Cornwall yield this insect in 
abundance ; but the proviso is, that currant bushes must be growing 
therein, as the larva subsists on the pith in the stems of that tree. 
78. T. myopeeforme, JBorh 
Sphinx Myopceformis, Bork, Nat, Europ. Sch. Sys, Ord, T, ii, p. 169, 
Sesia Muiillceformis, Lasp, Ses, Europ. p, 26, 
Conopia Myopceformis, Newn. Mon, iEger, Ang, Ent. Mag. i. 81. 
Trochilium Myopceforme, West. & Hum, Brit, Moth, pi, 7. fig. 11, — 
Staint, Man, i. 106. 
Rare. 
App. — June and July. 
Loc. — Barnstaple, G. F. M. 
An inhabitant of gardens. 
Group II— BOMBYCINA, Staint. 
Family— HEPIALIDiE, Steph. 
Gen, HEPXAIiVS, Fab. 
79. K. hectUS, Lin. 
Phalcena Hecta, Lin, Sys, Nat, ii, 833. 
Eepialus Hectus, Wood. Ind, Ent, pi, 5, fig. 5, — West. & Hum. Brit 
Moth. i. pi. 8, fig. 1-2, p, 45,— Staint. Man, i. 110. 
Rare. 
