Sphingidae 
regions, net in hand. It may at once be recognized by the 
figures we have given, which are taken from specimens bred 
on the Indian River by Mr. Wittfeld. The sexes are dissimilar, 
as the student may observe. It straggles north sparingly, even 
as far as Canada, and is common in the Gulf States. 
(4) Erinnyis cenotrus Stoll, Plate V, Fig. 11, ?. (The 
CEnotrus Sphinx.) 
Syn. penceus Fabricius; melancholica Grote; piperis Grote & Robin¬ 
son; picta Kirby. 
The sexes in this species are dissimilar, the female being as 
represented on our plate with light fore wings, marked with 
dark spots and lines, while the male is prevalently quite dark on 
the fore wings. The species may easily be recognized by the 
black spots on the under side of the abdomen. 
(5) Erinnyis crameri Schaus, Plate V, Fig 7, $ . (Cramer’s 
Sphinx.) 
This species, which has often been confounded with the pre¬ 
ceding, may easily be distinguished from it by the pale shoulder 
lappets, the absence of black spots on the under side of the 
abdomen, and the more evenly colored fore wings, which recall 
those of E. meriance , from which it is at once distinguished by 
the absence of the white lateral markings on the abdomen. The 
species occurs in Florida and Texas. 
(6) Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, Plate V, Fig. 5, $ . (The 
Obscure Sphinx.) 
Syn. rustica Schaller; phalaris Kirby; stheno Hiibner; pallida Grote; 
cinerosa Grote & Robinson; rhosbus Boisduval. 
This small species is well represented in our plate by a speci¬ 
men which in the main conforms to the most usual style of 
marking. It can always be distinguished from E. ello y which it 
resembles in having a dark longitudinal shade through the fore 
wings, by its much smaller size, and by the absence of the white 
and black lateral stripes upon the abdomen, which are character¬ 
istic of the latter species. It is common in Florida. 
(7) Erinnyis domingonis Butler, Plate V, Fig. 9, $ . (The 
Domingo Sphinx.) 
Syn. obscura Walker ( non Fabricius); festa Henry Edwards. 
This species, which occurs in Florida and the Antilles, may 
be distinguished from the preceding by the darker color of the 
59 
