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Pupa smm-wlijit, f^lossy, thorax rugate, alKloineii puncturcil, inoni or less 

 rii-;-usc. 



Two lii'odds. 



Il(il). Cljuiada to Florida, westwards to the Mississijiin basin. Comiiion. 



Ill the Triiig Museum several larvae and pujiae, 34 Si, 10 ? ? iVoiu Caiuula 

 to l''lorida. 



^Ta. Calasymbolus myops. 



sphinx m!/nj;s Abbot & Smith, Leji. Georgiii i. p. TjI. t. 2i; (/., p., i.) (1797). 



Painikis miii'px. Hul)ner, ('('/■,;■. h,k. Schm. p. 142. n. 1520 (1822) ; (Irote, Hull. Bit^alo Soc. N. H. 

 i. p. 2;i (lS7;i) ; Thaxt., /-".si/c/ye i. p. 2',) (1874) (Newton, Mass., vii.) ; Grote, l.r. ii. p. 220. 

 n. :!'.l (1875); Butl., Trans. Zool. S,,,-. L/„ii/. ix. p. 6'.14. n. 2 (1877) (sjii. partial) ; Smith. 

 y'/viHs. A„„r. Kill. Sac. XV. p. 227. t. 12. f. 4 (genit.) (1888) (Canada to Georgia, westw. to 

 Mi>sissippi) ; Djar, in Riley, lu.i. Lif\- iii. p. H22 (1891) (N.Y., electr. light) ; Cross, Eiit. Neus 

 vii. p. 297 (1890) (N. Hampsli., common) : Hanh., Ciimid. Eiil. xxix. p. 292 (1897) (Manitoba) ; 

 id., l.r. xxxi. p. .'jO (1899) (Manitoba, vi.). 



*Smn-iHlhiix rosacannii Boisduval, Spir. O'ni. i. t. l.""). f. 4 (ISSC)) (coll. Charle.s Oberthiir). 



Siiiiriiitltiia iiii/i'jis, Lepelletier cV: Serv., in Em: Mrlh., l,ix. x. p. 441 (1825) ; Harris, in Sill., Journ. 

 Sci. Art xxxvi. p. 291. n. 3 (IS.'JO) { = ro.'<,i,r,n;ii„) : Walk., L/.s( Lej,. Lik. JI. M. viii. p. 245. n. 5 

 (185G) ; Clem., Jmmi. Ac. N. Sci. Pliihul. iv. ]., 181. n. 84 (1859) ; Morris, Cul. Lrj,. N. Am. 

 p. 2(1 (ISl'iO) ; Clem., in Morris, S,pi. Lep. A. Am. p. 207. n. 1 (18G2); Harris, ed. Flint, Ins. 

 111]. IV;,. p. .-528 (1802) ; Grote & Rob., I'nir. Ent. Soc. Philad. v. p. 100. n. 71 (1805) (Atlantic 

 distr.) ; Lintn., Ent. Coiiti-.i. p. 192 (1872) (N. York, vii.) ; Streck., Lep. IViop. IIH. p. 51. 55. t. 7. 

 f. 9 ((J) (1873) ; Caulf., Ciinail. Ent. vii. p. 241. n. 8 (1875) (Montreal, very rare) ; Boisd.,.Sy,rc. 

 Gill. Lep. Met. i. p. 41. n. 32 (1875) (larva, pupa) ; Peck, Cnnad. Ent. viii. p. 2:i9 (1870)(Maiue, 

 larva, wild cherry) ; Hiilst, Bnll. Bmnkli/n Ent. Sue. iii. p. 99 (1881) ; Reed, liejit. Ent. Sur- 

 Ontiirio xii. p. 01 (1882) (larva) ; Saund., Ins. Iiij. Fruits p. 208. n 111. f. 214 (;.) (188:'.) ; 

 id., Ciimiil. Ent. xvi. p. 9. f. 3 (/.) (1884) (life hist.) ; id., R,pt. Ent. Soc. Ontario xv. p. 27 

 (1885) (larva) ; Bunk., Cainid. Ent. xviii. p. 207 (1880) (larva variable) ; Fern., Sphiinj. 

 N. Eni/ld. p. 75. n. 30 (1880) (/. on cherry) ; Edw., Bull. N. St. Nat. Mns. xxxv. p. 43 (1889) 

 (lit. rel. to metam.) ; Beutenm., Bull. Amer. Mus. N. H. vii. p. 315. t. 7. f. 5 (1895) (/.,y>. /'. ; 

 cherry); id., Lc. viii. p. 297 (1890) (traLsf. : Prnniis) ; Brehm, Ent. Neivs viii. p. 21 (1897) 

 (Newark, eggs May 20) ; Soule, P.ii/rhe viii. p. 155 (1897) (/. spots mauve col.) ; Rowl., Ent. 

 A'lirs ix. p. 190 (1898) (Missis^sippi, rare). 



Snierintlnt.i niijops var. rosacearuiii Boisduval, Sjirc. Gen. Lep. Uet. i. p. 42. sub n. 32 (1875). 



Sinerintlins cerasi id.. I.e. p. 42. sub n. ;S2 (1875). 



Sinerinthns sorhi id., I.e. 



(.f) Sinerinthns tiUastri id., Lc. 



Cidasymholns myops, Grote, I.e. iii. p. 223. n. 40 (1877) (N. Y. ; Mass. : S. States) ; Hill, Papilio 

 iii. p. 27 (1883) (Adirondacks) ; Fern., Canad. Ent. xvi. p. 21 (1884) (Orono, Maine, two 

 sijccim.) ; Grote, ibid, xviii. p. 133. n. 47 (1880) (Can. southw.) ; Kirby, Cat. Lip. Hit. i. p. 712. 

 n. 0(1892) (N. Am.). 



((da.fi/mbidiis Calasymbolns mijops, Grote, Haiek Moths N. Am. p. .35 (1880) (v., vii., /. on Rosaecae). 



c? ? , Distal margin of forewing not scalloped, somewhat produced at SC'' and 

 M' ; that of liindwiug even ; fringe nnicolorous. Border of hindwiiig sometimes 

 very pale. 



S. Antenna shorter than in f.crdi-rafa. t'lasjier and harpe nearly the same, 

 but the sinus of the harpe deejier, tJie angle in front of it not rounded. Ventral 

 process of jieuis-funnel shorter than in excaecata ; penis-sheath with a very heavy 

 ajiical tooth, which is divided into two unequal points (PI. XXIX. f. 39a, lateral 

 view ; f. 398, dorsal view). 



?. Antevaginal ridge not quite so deeply divided as in excuccatii,. 



Larva similar to that oi excaecata, granules much finer. — Food-plants ; I'runus 

 cerasus and otiier species oi Frunuis, liosaceae. 



Pupa smaller than that of excaecata, more glossy. 



