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side valves minutely granulated, and edged behind with yellowish green. 

 Head oval, Avitli two white vittaj. Prolegs pink. 



Some entered the earth Sept. 1, 1821. 



Found on tomato, Oct. IG, 1844. Dark olive green, with seven oblique, 

 white, lateral bands. Head and toj) of first segment pea green, the latter 

 with two small blackish spots above (perhaps accidental, or the effect of 

 frost). Triangular tail-piece edged with Avhitish, and with three blackish 

 spots above. Segment minutely, transversely wrinkled, and the second and 

 third segments above minutely dotted with yellow granulations. Caudal 

 horn black, granulated. Legs black. Prolegs leather paler than the body. 

 Spiracles black. Head immaculate, smooth. 



Philampelus Achemon Drury [PI. in, fig. ii]. P. Satellitia 

 Linn. 



These Sphinges were raised in pots half full of earth, but the chalk 

 numbers on the pots became effaced afterwards, so that it was impossible to 

 discriminate the species. 



The brown larva [PI. in, fig. 11] was drawn Aug. 6, 1821. It Avent into 

 the earth Aug. 11. It feeds on the grape vine leaves, and when young has 

 a deciduous tail, which is curled over the back like that of some dogs, but is 

 shed before the insect is half grown. 



Another entered the earth and became a pupa Aug. 10-11, 1821. 



Others found with only five lateral yellow sj^ots. They entered the earth 

 in August, and became pupsB on the 17th of Aug.; others on July 28 and 30. 



Choeroeampa pampinatrix Sm.-Abb. [PI. i, fig. 10.] 

 Larva found on grape vine leaves; one specimen concealed itself in a 

 dried leaf on the surface of the earth", when about to change to a pupa. 



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Choeroeampa ehcBrilus Cramer. 



Oct. 5, 1843. Larvfe exactly resembling Abbot's figure of S. azaleoe Sm. 

 were found Oct. 1 0. Made cocoons of a few threads, bits of leaves, and 

 two days afterwards were changed to ijujije. 



July 27, 1850. Found under Tradcscantlavirginica, on the ground; gen- 

 ei'al color claret red above; head greenish, tinged with red, and rough with 



