76 JOHN B. SMITH. 



EuMORPH^: Hiib. 



Hyles (for chamsenerii), Deilepkila (for liueata), Dujyo (vitis and 

 linnei), Philampelus (jjanclorus and achemou) Argeus, Pachylia, Me- 

 topsihis, Darcqisa. 



Phal^noides Borkh. 



Pdonias (excsecatus and myops), Calasymbolus (astylus), Sinerin- 

 thus, Amorpha (modesta), Cressotiia. 



Manduc/E Hiib. 

 Ceratomia, Daremma, Diludia, Ampjhonyx, Macrosila, Sphinx, Le- 

 thla (gordius and luscitiosa), Agrkis (eremitus and lugens), Dolba, 

 Dllophonota, Hyloicus, Lapara. 



In the "Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond." ix, pp. 511-644, pi. xc-xciv, is 

 Mr. Butler's " Revision of the Heterocerous Lepidoptera of the 

 family Sj)hiugid?e," read Feb. 1, 1877. 



Mr. Butler here classifies the family as follows: 



1. MacroglossinzK. 



Larva with the anterior segments tapering towards the head, re- 

 tractile ; horn long and curved, head rather small. 



Imago generally with externally angulated palpi, the antennse 

 often gradually thickened from the base to the apex ; thorax large 

 and |)rominent ; abdomen of the % always with a more or less de- 

 veloped anal tuft of hair scales. 



2. CnCEROC'AMPIN.E. 



Larv^ with the anterior segments retractile, the fifth somewhat 

 abruptly broader ; the fifth and sometimes all the segments laterally 

 ocellated ; horn variable ; head rather larger. 



Imago generally with externally rounded palpi, the antennae gen- 

 erally rather slender ; eyes salient, thorax large and prominent ; ab- 

 domen without an anal tuft. 



3. AMBULICINyE. 



Larva with the anterior segments non-i'etractile, tapering slightly 

 towards the head, which is abruptly rather larger and I'ounded ; horn 

 oblique, not curved, but slightly pointing upwards at tip ; a series of 

 lateral oblique stripes. 



Imago with externally rounded palpi, the antenna? slender in both 

 sexes ; eyes salient ; thorax rather short ; abdomen of the % pro- 

 duced behind with lateral angular expansion. 



