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 277. Amorpha populi. 



Sjihinxpnjwli Linne, /./•. p. 4S0. n. 2 (1758). 

 S/ieclniiii jiiipiili, Scopoli, !.<■. (1777). 

 Smeniitlnts j>„p,ii;, LatreiUe, I.e. (IH02). 

 Lanthoc popnli, Fabricius, I.e. (1807). 

 Dilina pujmV, Dalman, l.r. (181t;). 

 roliipl,/,},,>.'< populi, Hiibner, l.r. (1822). 

 A murjilm populi, Kirby, I.e. p. 710. d. 2 (1892). 



6 ? . The widely distributed poplar-hawk has developed into three subspecies, 

 of wliich the North African one is the most conspicuous. The three forms vary in 

 colour in the same way from grey-olive-brown to grey-ochraceous. The weakening 

 eftect of in-breeding shows itself in this species very obviously liy the loss of the 

 dark pigment. 



J/ab. Palaearctic Region as far eastwards as Turkestan. 



For hybrids see Sphinx occWiVt. 



a. A. pOjiuli aunt and. 



*SuN rinlhui! iiusldiili Staudinger, Pet. Nouv. ii. p. 190 (1877) (Algiers ;— coll. Staudingcr) : Aust., 



Le Xatural. ii. p. 11. G8. 85 (1879) ; Oberth., El. dEul. vi. p. 65. t. 5. f. 1 (1881) (Algiers ; 



Morocco) : Cuis., Bull. Sue. Enl. France p. 120 (1887) {= populi) ; Bartel, in Riihl, Gro.-i^arhui. 



ii. p. 196 (1900) (Algiers; Morocco). 

 Suieri,illiuspouj,illieri Bellier, Pet. Xouv. ii. p. 19:5 (1878). 

 *Siueriiitlius austiiuti var. sttiudiiiijrri Austaut, l.r. ii. p. 85 (1X79) (Mus. Tring); Oberth., I.e. p. 05. 



t. 4. f. 1 (18S1) ; Bartel, l.r'. p. 198 (1900). 

 *Snitriiit!iu.i austauti var. incariuitd. Austaut, l.r. iii. p. 237 (1880) (Meridie ; Tangor ; — Mus. Tring). 

 *Siiientithu>i auxtauti var. inenrnatu. ab. minihili.i Austaut, l.r. v. p. 359 (1883) (Morocco ; — Mus. 



Tring) ; Bartel, l.r. p. 199 (19110). 

 Amnrphi austauti, Kirby, Vat. Lep. Ilrt. i. p. 710. u. 1 (1892). 

 Aiiiorplui auxttiiiti var. a. Snier. auxlauti var. staudiiigeri, id., I.e. 

 Auwrpha austiiuti var. b. Smer. austauti var. itieaniata, id.. I.e. 

 Auiorplia aust4tuti var. c. Smer. austauti ab. uiirahilis, id.. I.e. 

 Smerinthus austauti ya.T.flara Bartel, l.r. p. 198 (1900) (nom. max. supervac). 



Siiieriiitlius populi va.rt aicitaiiti Standinger t>t Reb., Cat. Lep. ed. iii. p. 99. n. 72,5. c (1901) (Maur. oc. ). 

 Amorpha populi var. austauti, Tutt, Brit. Lep. iii. p. 473 (1902). 



c? ? . A large North African form, corresi)ouding to Sph. oceUata atlniiticus. 

 Variable in ground-colour like the following race. 



S. Lobes of the harpe more triangular than in tlie European form, almost 

 pointed ; the tenth tergite broader. Antenna more com})ressed, transsection more 

 triangnlar than in the two other subspecies. 



The types of the various individual varieties desc,ril)ed by Austaut, and named 

 with relisli, are in the Tring Museum. 



JIab. North Africa : Algiers ; Morocco. 



In the Tring Museum 14 c?c?, 12 ¥ ?, including Austaut's types oi standi lujeri, 

 incarnata, and miivbilis. 



b. .1. populi popidi. 



Aldrov., Anim. Ins. p. 252. t. 11. f. 3 (ltill2) ; Merian, Eur. his. iii. t. 37 (1717) ; Albia, Nat. Hist. 

 Enij. Ins. t. 57 (1720) ; Linne', Fauna Su. ed. i. p. 249. n. 810 (1746) ; Willsc, En;/I. .Uutlis p. 1 1. 1. 6 

 (1747) ; De Geer, Mem. i. p. 148. t. 8. f. 5 & ii. p. 243. n. 1 (1752) ; Roesel, Ins. Belusl. iii. 

 p. 187. t. .30. f. 1. 4 (1755) ; Hemmerich, ('-,//. ('«/■. Ins. t. 5. fig. a. b. (/., I.) (175-V) ; Geoflfr., 

 Hist. Ins. ii. p. 81. n. 3(1702); Gronov., Art. Ilrh: v. p. 140. n. 309(1702); id., Zooph. 

 p. 201. n. 817 (1704) ; Seba, Thesaur. \v. t. 53. f. 21. 22. t. 59. f. 9. 10 (1705) ; Schaeff., A-. Rat. 

 t. 100. f. 5. (1700) ; Harris. Aurelian t. 33. fig. d. f. g. (1700) ; Admiral, Ins. t. 10 (1774) ; 

 Ernst. & Engr , Ins. Eur. iii. p. 106. t. 114. f. 162. d-f. t. 115. f. i-1. t. 116. f. n-p. (1782). 



