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Show 588 MR. J. H. LEECH ON THE [Dec. 18, with certainty from A. atropos. However, the more slender belts and transverse stripe, together with the darker " skull-mark " on thorax, of most of the specimens from China and Japan afford fairly good varietal characters ; and as these seem to be pretty constant, it will perhaps be well that this form be known as var. medusa. I should note that among my European specimens of A. atropos are individuals with the " skull-mark " quite as dark as in any Japanese or Chinese example. Yokohama (Jonas and Pryer) ; Oiwake, Nikko, Hakone, and Gensan (Leech) ; Nagasaki (Lewis) ; Hong Kong (Bowring). North India, Philippine Isles, Sierra Leone, Turkey in Asia, Africa, Europe. 30. PROTOPARCE CONVOLVULI. Sphinx convolvuli, Linn. Syst. Nat. x. p. 490; Hiibn. Sphing. p. 70 ; Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. Comp. i. p. 267, pi. ix. figs. 3, 3a, larva and pupa (1857). Protoparce orientalis, Butl. Trans. Zool. Soc. ix. p. 609, pi. figs. 16, 17, larva and pupa (1876). A very typical series, including four specimens from Pryer's collection. Having regard to the great variability and extensive geographical range of this species, I am at a loss to understand how any one can attempt to claim specific rank for representatives of P. convolvuli coming from any part of the Old World. Yokohama (Pryer) ; Fushiki, Hakodate (Leech). North India, Scinde?, Ceylon, Java, New Zealand, New South Wales, Port Natal, Africa, Europe, East Indies, Hong Kong. 31. PSEUDOSPHINX INEXACTA. Macrosila inexacta, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. viii. p. 208 (1856). Pseudosphinx inexacta, Butl. 111. Typ. Lep. Het. pt. v. p. 16, pi. Ixxxi. fig. 8 (1881). Japanese examples agree well with Butler's figure, only the markings at anal angle of secondaries are not so distinct. This is Pryer's no. 15, and appears to occur among yew trees. I took some fine specimens at Hakodate in August. Amurland specimens are grey, without the olivaceous tint found in the type and Japanese examples. Yokohama, Yesso (Pryer) ; Hakodate (Leech). North India (Hume); Amur; Corea (Herz). 32. ANCERYX PINASTRI. Sphinx pinastri, Linn. Syst. Nat. x. p. 492 ; Hiibn. Sphing. p. Hyloicus pinastri, Hiibn. Verz. Schmett. p. 139. 1483. Anceryx pinastri, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. viii. p. 223 (1856). Hyloicus caliyineus, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) xx. p. 393 (1877); IH. Typ. Lep. Het. pt. ii. p. 2, pi. xxi. fig. 6 (1878). Common in Japan, especially at Yokohama. In his differentiation of the dark Japanese form of A. pinastri, Butler refers to the absence of " white markings on the body " and |
