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Show 1886.] LEPIDOPTERA FROM WESTERN INDIA. 379 93. CH^EROCAMPA ALECTO. Sphinx alecto, Linnaeus, Mus. Lud. Ulr. p. 357 (1764). 2 , Murree in August. " One specimen taken."-/. TV. Y. 94. CH^EROCAMPA CELERIO. Sphinx celerio, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. i. 2, p. 800 (1766). o* 2 • Campbellpore in May. 95. DEILEPHILA LIVORNICA. Sphinx livornica, Esper, Ausl. Schmett. ii. pp. 87, 196, pi. 8. fig. 4(1785). d 2 ? Campbellpore in May. 96. NEPHILA HESPERA. Sphinx hespera, Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 546. n. 33 (1775). d, Campbellpore, 18th November, 1885. Var. MORPHEUS. Sphinx morpheus, Cramer, Pap. Exot. ii. p. 84, pi. 149. fig. D (1779). 2, Campbellpore, 18th November, 1885. The differences between these two varieties were supposed at one time to be characteristic of the sexes; but this is not the ease, as both sexes occur with and without the silver spots. 97. PROTOPARCE ORIENTALIS. Protoparce orientalis, Butler, Trans. Zool. Soc. vol. x. p. 609. n. 21, pi. xci. figs. 16, 17 (1875). 5, Campbellpore, August 1885. LEUC AN IID.E. 98. LEUCANIA EXTRANEA. Leucania extranea, Guenee, Noct. i. p. 77. n. 104. 2, Campbellpore. 99. LEUCANIA COLLECTA. Leucania collecta, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. ix. p. 105. n. 63 (1856). Campbellpore, July 1885. C ARA DRINIDJE. 100. CARADRINA SABULOSA. Caradrina sabulosa, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1884, p. 516. n. 23, pi. xlvii. fig. 6. Campbellpore, 5th, 10th, 28th, and 30th July, 1885. Seven examples were forwarded by Major Yerbury, exhibiting a considerable amount of variation ; as a rule they are much better defined in all their markings than in Col. Swiuhoe's figure. 25* |
