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has a rather hrilliant metallic reflection. Beyond the middle is a notched shade 

 baud of olive resting on the costa, a small linear patch near the apes and a lunate 

 streak near the internal angle of the same color. Fringe of the exterior margin 

 yellowish, with the edges brown; that of the internal margin purplish, concol- 

 orous with the oblique band. Posterior wiugs reddish fawn color at base, with a 

 rich claret-red submarginal band, narrowing inwardly and lost in the brown 

 hairs of the anal angle. Margin broadly reddish fawn color, the same shade as 

 the base of the wings. Underside grayish olive, with a ferruginous patch on 

 disc of anterior wings. Fringes deep fawn color. Expands 2 inches ; 50 mm. 



J?a6.— California, Oregon. 



This "description is after Mr. Hy. Edwards, and is copied because 

 I could not improve on it. I regret that I can find nothing of its 

 early stages which might add something to our knowledge of the 

 location of this peculiar form. It is extremely rare. 



POSTSCRIPT. 



The manuscript of the foregoing monograph was practically com- 

 pleted nearly two years ago. A variety of reasons prevented its 

 inmiediate presentation for publication, and after acceptance it was 

 compelled to take its turn. For over six months it has been run- 

 ning through the press, and before it finally reaches its readers the 

 work will be fullv two years old. 



In an order like the Lepidoptera, and an attractive fiimily like the 

 Sphingidxe, two years often suffices to greatly increase or improve 

 our knowledge, and a monograph long delayed may become anti- 

 quated even before being published. In the present case no such 

 fatality has taken place ; but there have been several publications 

 referri^ng to the family, since its completion, and I have been able in 

 some cases to see a nuich greater material than was accessible to me 

 at the time of writing. Mr. Edwards has published also one new 

 species since the MSS. went to the printer. The bibliographical ref- 

 erences are therefore not quite up to date in all cases, but are, I think, 

 complete to the beginning of 1888. 



The greater material seen has, until quite recently, but confirmed 

 my conclusions. In August, 1888, I had an opportunity of studying 

 the collections of Mr. David Bruce, of Brockport, N. Y., containing 

 many rare species, and large series of others taken by Mr. Bruce in 

 Colorado. On two points this collection modified and corrected con- 

 clusions arrived at from lack of larger material. I find that I had, 



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