GLAUCOPIS POLYMENA.Plate XXVI. fig. 1. Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Crepuscularia? Family: ZygÆnidÆ, Leach. Genus. Glaucopis, Fabr. Sphinx, Linn. Drury. Glaucopis Polymena. Nigra, alis maculis luteis, anticis tribus, posticis duabus; abdomine cingulis coccineis. (Expans. Alar. fere 2 unc.) Syn. Sphinx Polymena, Linn. Syst. Nat. 2. 806. No. 40. Cram. Ins. t. 13. f. D. ZygÆna Polymena, Fabr. Ent. Syst. III. 1. p. 396. No. 34. Gmel. Linn. S. N. 2394. 40. (Sphinx.) Habitat: China. Upper Side. AntennÆ black and pectinated, being smallest at their extremities; between them is a white round spot placed on the front of the head; above them, on the neck, is a round spot of bright scarlet. Thorax black. The first segment of the abdomen scarlet; the two next are black, verged on their lower edges with a beautiful sky blue colour; behind this the abdomen is of a fine vermilion, separated by two small black lines, the extremity being black. Anterior wings dark brown, having next the shoulders a small spot of shining blue, and three spots of a deep yellow; the two largest of which appear as if divided by the tendons, which are black and run across them. Posterior wings dark brown, with two deep yellow spots; the smaller one near the shoulders, the other near the middle. Under Side. Breast black, spotted with white at the base. The abdomen dark brown at the base, behind which is pale red tinged with white; the extremity dark brown. Anus pale red. The wings are the same colour as on the upper side. SYNTOMIS CERBERA.Plate XXVI. fig. 2. Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Crepuscularia? Family: ZygÆnidÆ, Leach. Genus. Syntomis, Fabr. Sphinx, Linn. Drury. Syntomis Cerbera. Viridi-atra, alis anticis punctis sex fenestratis, posticis duobus, abdomine cingulis duobus sanguineis (postico latissimo). Syn. Sphinx Cerbera, Linn. Syst. Nat. 2. 806. 38. Cramer, tab. 83. fig. F. ZygÆna Cerbera, Fabr. Ent. Syst. III. 1. p. 391. No. 16. Sphinx Cerbera, Gmel. Linn. S. N. 2393. 38. Syntomis Cerbera, Boisduv. Monogr. ZygÆn. pl. 7. f. 6. Habitat: Cape of Good Hope. Upper Side. AntennÆ and head black. Thorax and abdomen shining blueish green; the latter having on the middle three rings of scarlet extending from side to side, but not meeting underneath. Anterior wings dark green, with six transparent spots like glass on them; the smallest, near the base, is round; three others, placed next the external margin, are oblong; the other two, which are in the middle, are oval and triangular. Posterior wings dark green, with two transparent spots; the largest next the shoulders; the other, which is round and small, beyond the middle. Under Side. Breast, abdomen, and legs shining mazarine blue, inclining to green; on the former is a small red spot, close to the shoulders of the superior wings. The hinder legs have one joint white. Wings of the same colour as on the upper side. DEILEPHILA CHIRON.Plate XXVI. fig. 3. Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Crepuscularia. Family: SphingidÆ, Leach. Genus. Deilephila, Ochsenheimer. Spectrum p. Scop. Sphinx p. Linn. Deilephila Chiron. Alis anticis castaneis, fasci obliqu pallid utrinque fusco marginatÂ, posticis nigris maculis quinque albidis. (Expans. Alar. 3 unc. 6 lin.) Syn. Sphinx Chiron, Drury, App. vol. 2. Habitat: Jamaica. Upper Side. AntennÆ and head chesnut; a flesh-coloured line encircles the eyes, running to the shoulders, where it becomes white. Thorax chesnut. Abdomen rather paler on the top; underneath very light clay colour. Anterior wings sorrel chesnut, having two faint oblique waved lines crossing them from the tips to the middle of the posterior edges, where is a small cloud the colour of blue clay, and next the shoulders is a small narrow cream-coloured mark. Posterior wings dark brown, with a row of yellow cream-coloured spots running from the anal angle towards the middle of the anterior margin. Under Side. Breast and abdomen very pale clay colour. Anterior wings at the base pale clay-coloured, towards the middle darker; from thence to the tips prettily clouded with orange and clay-coloured marks, divided by dark lines, and many small dark brown spots. Posterior wings along the interior margin clay-coloured, and along the extreme part of the anterior edges the same; the remainder of the wings dull orange, faintly shaded and spotted with brown marks and dots. ZYGÆNA? THETIS.Plate XXVI. fig. 4. Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Crepuscularia? Family: ZygÆnidÆ, Leach. Genus. ZygÆna? Fabr. Anthrocera, Scop. Sphinx, Drury. ZygÆna? Thetis. Coerulea, thorace anticÈ rubro punctato, alis nigris, anticis apice, posticis disco, hyalinis. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 6 lin.) Syn. Sphinx Thetis, Linn. Mantiss. 1. 539. ZygÆna Thetis, Fabr. Ent. Syst. III. 1. 391. No. 17. Gmel. Linn. S. N. 2393. 115. (Sphinx T.) Habitat: Jamaica. Upper Side. AntennÆ black. Head and thorax black. On the neck are two small scarlet spots just above the eyes, and one on each side below them. Abdomen silvery shining blue, having a triangular black mark at the base. Anterior wings dirty black, immaculate; tips whitish. Posterior wings dirty black, with a white discoidal transparent cloud. Under Side. Breast and sides dirty black. Abdomen white; its sides and tip dirty black. Wings of the same colour as on the upper side. MACROGLOSSA ZONATA.Plate XXVI. fig. 5. Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Crepuscularia. Family: SesiidÆ, Steph. Genus. Macroglossa, Ochs. Macroglossum, Scop. Sphinx, Fabr. Drury. Macroglossa Zonata. Alis nigricantibus, anticis punctis tribus subapicalibus, abdominisque fasci albis. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 3 lin.) Syn. Sphinx Zonata, Drury, App. vol. 2. Habitat: St. Christopher's. Upper Side. AntennÆ dark brown, hooked at the extremities; the under sides being paler. Thorax and abdomen dark greyish brown; the extremity of the latter broad and hairy, with a white transverse central fascia; between which and the extremity are three small lateral white spots. Anterior wings very dark brown, with three transparent minute spots beyond the middle; above which, near the anterior margin, is a single black one. Posterior wings dark brown, immaculate. Under Side. The middle of the abdomen at the base ash-coloured, extending about half way, narrowing gradually; the middle of each of the segments being the same. Posterior wings coloured as on the upper side; the posterior, along the interior margin to the shoulders, being ash-coloured. |