NORTH AMKRICAN LEPIDOPTERA. 61 



Stirps II.— EUMORPH^. 



The antennte rather thin and h)ng, recurved at ti|i, abdomen long, 

 acute at tip, entirely smooth. 



Familia A. — Elegantes. 

 Head, body and abdomen not entirely immaculate; wings above, 

 brightly colored. 



Coitus 1. — Pholi. 

 Primaries brownish-gray ; secondaries prettily colored, b(jth with 

 brownish shades and angulated black spots. 

 Pholus cvantor, llcaon, strigilis, ficfiis. 



Coitus 2. — Daphxides. 

 Primaries principally green, softly and brightly spotted. 

 Dajihim megmucus, hijipothoiis, nn-il. 



Coitus o. — Argei. 

 Primaries green, marked with pale lines; secondaries brightly 

 colored. 



Argeus labrnscw, pandion. 



Familia B. — Obliquostriake. 



Primaries outwardly striate, with pale and dark streaks from the 

 middle of inner margin to ai)ex. 



Coitus 1. — Amphiones. 

 Primaries dark reddish-gi'ay, clouded, sj)ottedly sti'eaked ; secon- 

 daries red. 



Amphion nessm, brennns. 



Coitus 2.— Theretr^. 

 Both wings outwardly with angulated lines ; secondaries shaded 

 witli yellow and black. 



Theretra eque-Htris, nechus, porcellus, tersa. 



Coitus 3. — HipPOTiONES. 

 Primaries outwardly with oblique white bands and brown stripes, 

 and with white veins ; secondaries softly red spotted. 

 Hippotion celerio. 



