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which they are deeply plumose with black hairs to the tip ; hind 

 tarsi white, black and plumose towards the base. 



Mexico. 



WALKER. 



2. E. pretus Cram. Sphinx adscita pretus Cram. Pap. Exot. II, 121, pi. 175, 

 f. E, F. Horamia pretus Hiibn. Samtnl. Exot. Schmett. Addend, pi. 

 f. 1 4. E. plumipes Clemens, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci., Nov. 1860*546. 



Fawn-colored. Antennae banded with black. Prothorax and 

 basal portion of the abdomen whitish. Hind wings brownish. 

 Fore wings testaceous. Femora and tibiae black at the tips. 



West Indies. 



Var. Bluish-black. Antennae with orange-yellow tips. Palpi 

 orange-yellow; face, orbits and a spot between the antennae of the 

 same hue, the former with a central blackish stripe. Thorax with 

 four spots on the disk orange-yellow or yellow, and four on the 

 prothorax, one on each side and two central, and a stripe along 

 the upper edge of the tegulae, of the same hue. Abdomen banded 

 with more or less decided orange-yellow, with a short, transverse 

 white stripe at the base above between the tubercles, and with 

 two white bands at the base beneath, the first of which is extended 

 on the sides. Breast with three white marks on each side. Wings 

 concolorous dark brownish, with a white spot on the costa at the 

 base. The fore coxae with an orange-yellow stripe and fore tibiae 

 striped externally with the same hue. Hind coxoa orange-yellow; 

 femora black; tibiae orange yellow banded with black at the tips, 

 and ciliated with long hairs ; tarsi orange-yellow and plumose to 

 the tips. 



This species was erroneously described in the Proceedings of 

 November, 1860, as plumipes. Mr. Walker, on page 1632, de- 

 scribes varieties that approach this very nearly, but in making up 

 the paper for the Proceedings, I overlooked them. 



Cuba, West Indies. 



CLEMENS. 



Group Amycles. 

 Amycles Walker, 253, 1633. 



Male. Body rather long. Palpi rather short; third joint very 

 small. Antenna? rather deeply pectinated for nearly two-thirds of 

 the length, setaceous and abruptly simple thence to the tips. 



