68 JOHN B. SMITH. 



Several species and quite a nuinl)er of larvae are described here for 

 the first tiiiie; 



In 1855, Burineister gave a " Systematische Uebersicht der Sphin- 

 gida? Brasiliens," (Verb. Naturforsch. Ges. zu Halle, III 58-74) in 

 which he gives a definition of the family and describes the genera 

 and species, and gives also what is known of the larval history. He 

 attributes considerable importance to the structure of the tarsal claw 

 and its appendages, which has not, however, been borne out by the 

 examinations made by me. 



No subfamily divisions are used, and the sequence of genera is as 

 follows, new genera being starred: Philatnpelus, Deilephila, Proto- 

 parce,'^ Pseiulosphiax,'^ Sphinx, Dihphonota,*- Ambxdyx, Smeriidhns, 

 PterogoH and Macroglossa. 



To Phiknnpe/us he refers, as a section, PA. tersa as well as the other 

 species still referred to this genus, saying, however, that Duponchel 

 and Duncan had each created a genus for it, and in his opinion 

 properly. 



To Deilephila, ficus is referred as sole species, and the differences 

 between it and the European species are detailed with no suggestion 

 that it might form a generic type. 



Protoparce is created for rusiica, and a series of species said to rep- 

 resent the Acherontia grcjup of tbe Eastern hemisphere. The char- 

 acterization points to the type, and the species usually referred to 

 Macrosila, but as additional North American species, Burmeister re- 

 fers hrontes, hylceus, plebeja, sordida and coniferarum, evidently with- 

 out autoptic knowledge of the species. 



To Pseud ospjhinx is referred tetrio as sole species. 



Sphinx contains as § A, S. jatrophce, distinguished by the horny 

 palpal structure, as § B, not so distinguished, /^ores^an, lichenea, pam- 

 philius, cingidata, hannibal and paphus. 



Dilophonota is created for S. ello, alope, cenotrus, cacus and caricce, 

 all congeneric forms, the genus being an extremely well defined one. 



Ambulyx contains two species : sfrigilis and gannascus. 



Snierinfhus is said to be unrepresented in the Brazilian fauna, and 

 the North American species exccecatus, astylus and jamaicensis, are 

 briefly referred to. 



To Pterogon are referred lugubris, danimi, camertus and lyctus. 



Finally, as Macroglomt, we find tantalus and titan. 



As a whole Burmeister's work is not much of an advance in clas- 

 sification, nor did he know a goodly proportion of the species cited 



