SOME GENERA OF THE EUMOKPHID SPHINGES. 75 



for it in the Sierra Nevada and those of H. penella in southern France. 

 The N.melanop^weve rather variable in the extent of the dark border to 

 the wings, and were of large size, but did not exceed large specimens 

 from Cannes. Mr. Prout has the geometers taken during the excur- 

 sion, and I have sent examples of the micros to Mr. Durrant. Mr. 

 McLachlan has given an annotated list of the dragonflies in Ent. Mo. 

 Mag., 190B, p. 7^ 



As a note to our 1901 excursion, I may record that I sent young 

 larvaa of Ih/les nimea from Tragacete to Mr. l>acot, and in the spring 

 of 1902 bred (K zoraida from larv:T9 taken at Albarraein. 



The butterflies taken or seen are as follows: — Papilio machaon, 

 Thais inedcsicaste (?), Aporiacrataegi, Pieris brassicae, P. mpae, P. napi, 

 Pontia (Japliilire, LcpUdia sinapis, Colias hjale, (J. edusa, Lib)/t/u'a celtis, 

 Pyramehatalanta, At/laisurticai-, Pohjijouiac-alhnm, Mditaea aKrinia,M. 

 phoebe, M. didi/nia, M. at/ialia, Brenthix cuphrmyne, hmria latlionia, 

 Arfiynnis aijlaia, A. var. erh, Dryaa paplda, D. pandora, Mclanarijia 

 lachesia, M. japyyia, Erebia styyue, Satyrus cirre, S. alcyone, S. seiiiele, 

 Parar(ie meyaera, P. maera, Epiiirphele jurtina, E. lycaon, E. titlionns, 

 E. ida, E. pa^iphae, Cncwmymplta iphioides, C. arcania, C. dorm, C. 

 pamjihilm, TJiecla spini, T. iliris, ( lirysophanus yordius, C. phlaean, C. 

 dorilis, Laiiipidea boeticus, Plebriits arf/ns, Polyorniiiati(i>- astrairhe, 

 P.icariis, P.corydon, Cupido mim)niis, Nowiades semiaryKS, X. iiiclanops, 

 Ci/dopidea vwrp'heits, Adopaea thaiiwns, A. actaeon, Aiiyiades xylranus, 

 (.'archanidiis aWiaeai', Hesperia sao, H. alveus. 



Some Genera of the Eumorphid Sphinges. 



By J. W. TUTT, F.E.S. 

 In the last number {antea p. 42) I gave reasons for describing 

 certain Sphingid genera that 1 had used in British Lepidoptera, vol. 

 iii. For the same reasons I am publishing the diagnoses of certain 

 Eumorphid genera, which I have already used in vol. iv, now going 

 through the press. 



The Phryxids comprise those Eumorphids which have hitherto 

 been lumped together under the name Deih'phila (a name that has 

 lapsed for reasons given {op. cit., vol. iii., p. 356). The groupings 

 here given are those suggested by Mr. Kaye {in litt.), whose views I 

 have largely followed in my work. I may state that so far as the 

 genera belonging to this tribe are concerned we find, as a rule, in 

 each genus, a central species of wide distribution, around which, or 

 from which, a few highly- specialised local sedentary species appear to 

 have sprung. We thus have Hyle>t or " the i'liphorbiae-gvou^," Cderio 

 or " the //rtZ/«-group," &c. So far as the material in the British 

 Museum and his own collection goes, Kaye has been able {in litt.) to 

 formulate the following groupings in the tribe, based entirely on 

 imaginal characters : 



1. Head large, prominent, projecting ; forewings long, pointed, with an oblique 

 streak running from apex to close to base ; nervures clearly marked by light scales; 

 abdomen very tapering ; front tibia with very strong spines and some weaker ones 

 — Phryxus (livornica, lineata). 



2, Head not prominent, nor markedly projecting ; forewings not so long as m 

 1, and less pointed; forewings with oblique band from apex to near base, givmg 

 off two or more short teeth or branches ; spines on front tibia nearly all of uni- 

 form medium size— Celerio (nallii, chamaenerii, cupharUarum, zygophylli, 

 ? opheltcf). 



