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from the trees to certain death ; their tenacious grasp I have 

 then noticed to be insufficient, although the strength of 

 their anal claspers is very great. The following list may 

 be of service in arranging collections, from Canada as far 

 south as the Middle States, the species from Texas, Florida, 

 and the Southern States, as well as the Californian forms, 

 may readily be interpolated; these are all given, to the 

 total number of 95, in my lists and catalogues. I am dis- 

 posed to regard nomenclature and classification absolutely 

 correct, as far as my long experience and study [can make 

 them so. 



Species and genera here discussed, 



Macroglossinae. 



Hemaris. Dalm. (E) 

 tennis. Grote. 

 di/hris. Boisd. 

 marginalis. Grote. 

 axillaris. G. a. R. 

 c/raciUs. G. a. R. 

 tliysle. Fab. 

 buffaloensis. G. a. R. 



Lepiscsia. Grote. (N) 

 flavofasciata. Barnst. 



Aiupltion. Hubn. (N) 

 nesses. Cram. 



Thyreus. Swains. (N) 

 allotii. Swains. 



Eiiyo. Hubn. (S) 

 luijubris. Linn. 



l>ei<lamia. Clem. (N) 

 inxcripta. Harris. 



Choerocampinae. 



Everyx. Boisd. 

 choerilns. Cram. 



Ampelophaga. Brem. 

 wi/ron. Cram. 

 versicf>lor. Harris. 



Deiloiiohe. Grote. (S) 

 tersa. Linn. 



l>eilephila. Ochs. (E) 

 cltamaenerii. Harris. 

 lineata. Fab. 



Pliilampeliis. Harris. 

 ritiff. Drury. 

 linnei. G. a. R. 

 posticatus. Grote. 

 pcnulorus. Hiibn. 

 acliemon. Druiy. 



