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genera last cited (except Pterof/ou) are structurally distinct from the 

 typical Macroglossiupe, and that they cannot ren)ain united with it. 

 Unzelajapixk credited to America simply. I am not aware that it 

 occurs in our fauna. Triptogon is used for Enyo, marked preoccu- 

 pied, and neither lugabrk nor camertus are credited to our fauna. 



The Choerocanipinpe are Subfiimily II. Theretm Hiib. is used for 

 Chcerommpa, and out of 115 species our fauna is credited with two 

 only, and one of these — procne, does not belong to us. Deilephlla 

 contains two species from our fauna, and one of these is galil, var. 

 intermedia Kirby, to which chamcenerii is cited as synonym ; prob- 

 ably correctly. Dupo Hiib. is used for vitis, linnei and typhon, wiiile 

 in Philampelm we find paiidorus, and in Phohis, achemon. This is 

 certainly extreme, for, while we may admit difference between Dupo 

 and Philampelus, achemon and pandoms are so closely allied in all 

 stages that generic separation becomes simply absurd. Carried out 

 consistently on the same basis it would be almost impossible to get 

 more than two or three species into any genus. Argeus labruscce is 

 not credited to our fauna, though it has been in our lists for years. 

 To Darapsa is referred versicolor Harr. Ampelophaga is confined to 

 Asiatic species, and chcerilas and mijron appear in Everyx. 



Subfamily III is the Ambulicinpe, in which we find Pachylia Wlk. 

 P. ficas is not credited to our fauna, but P. lynceaClem., from Texas, 

 appears as a good species. 



Subfamily IV, the Sphinginae, begins with Dlludia, which contains 

 brontes as sole species from our fauna. Daremma contains undalosa 

 as type, hagenii and catalpce, all from our fauna. Mr. Kirby does 

 not seem to have recognized the close affinity between these s])ecies 

 and amyntor, for he i)laces the latter 14 genera further on. Dolha 

 has our species as type, and one other from Mexico. Cocytius Hiib., 

 Verzeichniss, has antceus as type, Avipliomjx sinking into the syn- 

 onymy. The species is not credited to our fauna. Under Phlege- 

 tho)itius we find sezta Joh. as type, and this is our Sph. Carolina. As 

 other species we have rustica, credited to America sim})ly; dalica, 

 credited to Canada, and which has been referred as a form of rustica ; 

 lycopersici, which has been referred to Carolina; quinquemaculata 

 and cingulata, var. decolorata. Under Sphinx, oreodaphne is given 

 specific rank, leucophreta is credited to Texas, lugens is not credited 

 to our fauna, andromedoi is marked from Georgia to Honduras, as a 

 good species, utahensis is given specific rank, vashti, vancouverensi.s 

 and albescen-^ are all made good species, and we find a -S'. ? capreolus 



