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students to classify their specimens, and in the case of a synonymical 

 catalogue, of referring to the descriptions of species. At any rate, this is 

 the view I take in giving Pseudosph. Tetrio, Philamp. Typhon and Syntonu 

 Epilaris as being found within our limits, and I hold that they have as 

 much right to a place among N. American, or rather United States species 

 as many that have long been admitted. Of the first named, I have now 

 seen five examples, four taken in Arizona, and one in N. W. Texas. Of 

 these, one was quite fresh and in excellent condition, the others more or 

 less broken and imperfect, though apparently more from careless handling 

 than from either long flight or the age of the specimens. I cannot of 

 course say positively that the species breeds in U. S. territory, but I have 

 as much ground for believing that it does, as my friend Smith has for 

 assuming that it does not. Then as to P. Typhon. The specimen to 

 which I allude was taken by the late Mr. H. K. Morrison in the mountains 

 of N. E. Arizona, as nearly as I can tell, about 20c miles from the boun- 

 dary line. It is quite perfect, so much so that it may only have emerged 

 from the pupa state within two days, and it seems to me hardly credible 

 that this particular example should have flown such a great distance, and 

 still retain in their purity all its delicate scales. Syntomeida Epilaris is 

 from Florida, and I have very little doubt that it will one day be found 

 there in comparative plenty. Indeed, I have good reason to believe that 

 it was taken by Mr. Morrison a short time before his death, and it may 

 possibly be among the Lepidoptera found by Mr. Schwartz during his visit 

 to Key West some little time ago. If we are to discard these insects from 

 our lists because our territory is not their original home, what will become 

 of a large number of the species now included ? One third at least of 

 those from Florida, Texas, Arizona and S. California will have to be 

 eliminated, for at least this proportion must be said to belong to a different 

 fauna from the insects of Pennsylvania or Illinois. Mr. Smith calls atten- 

 tion to the fact that he has excluded Diludia Brontes from his monograph 

 of the Sphingidse. I still fail to see on what grounds. D. Brontes is found 

 in Florida, and specimens taken by Dr. Wittfeld are in my collection and 

 in that of Mr. Neumoegen. If these insects did not breed near Indian 

 River, where did they come from ? Surely Mr. Smith would hardly have 

 us believe that they flew across the ocean from Cuba. I am no believer 

 in the frequent long flight of any species of insects, though it is known 

 that many species travel considerable distances, but I cannot bring myself 

 to think that a specimen say of D. Brontes flies from its home in Cuba, 



