( 435 ) 



little shorter, or the hist segment vertically enlarged, c? often with a short yellowish 

 iliscal band on the hindwing. 



(?. Penis-sheath (PI. LIV. f. 10. 11. 12) with the subapical patch of spines 

 similar to that of titan, the patch consisting of two or three rows of sjjines, which 

 are shorter than the diameter of tlie sheath pro.ximally of the patch ; length of 

 whip difterent in the three subspecies. Tenth tergite (PI. XLII. f. 8. 9) narrower at 

 end than in fadus and titun. Harpe see PI. XLVII. f. 1. 



?. Vaginal plate see PI. XLl. f. 3. 



llab. Tropical and Subtropical America, found as a wanderer as far north as 

 New York and Ohio. 



a. S. tanfalua zonafa. 



Sphinx zonata Drury, IUi(str. Ex. Ins. i. p. 57. t. 26. f . 5 & Index (1773) (St. Christopher). 



Sphinx terpunctata Goeze, Ent. Bei/lr. iii. 2. p. 216. n. 43 (1780) (St. Christopher). 



Miicniijids.-ia tantalus, Walker, L/st Lcp. Ins. B. M. viii. p. 88. n. 4 (1856) (partim ; Jamaica ; 



S. Domingo) ; Lucas, in Sagra, Hist. Cuba vii. p. 288 (1856) ; Herr.-Sch., Con-p^p. HI. p. 56 



(1865) (Cuba); Dew., .1///M. Miinch. Ent. Ver. i. p. 91 (1877) (Porto Rico); (iundl., Conli: 



Ent. Cub. p. 174 (1881). 

 .Irllopus tantalus, Grote, Proc. Ent. Sue. Phihid. v. p. 42 (1865) (Cuba) ; id. & Rob., ih/d. p. 150. 



D. 7 (1865); But]., Trans. Zool. Soc. Land. ix. p. 530. n. 1 (1877) (Jamaica ; Haiti ; St. Thomas); 



Kirby, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 634. n. 1 (1892) (partim ; Antilles). 

 Marroijlussa zonata, Lucas, I.e. 

 Sphinx tripuneta (!), Butler, /.<•. (sub synon.). 



(? ? . Foretarsus normal, white spots of forewing more or less reduced in size 

 or number. 



S ■ Process of i)enis-sheath (PI. LIV. f. 12) abont four times as long as the 

 diameter of the sheath, with two separate tubercles before the end ; })atch of spines 

 little more extended than in clavipes, widely separated from the apical spines. 



llai. AVest Indies ; Florida. 



In the Tring Museum 6 c?c?, 1 ? from : Jamaica, 2(i. v. '1)1, at blossom of wild 

 cashaw at 8 or I) a.m. (0. Taylor) ; Florida, viii. x. 



h. 8. ffoitalus tantalus. 



Sphinx tantalus Linne', I.e. ; Cram., I.e. ; Fabr., l.l.c.e. 



Sesia tantalus, Fabricius, l.l.e.c. 



Sesia ixio7t, id., l.l.e.c. 



Aellopus tantalus, Hiibn., Sannul. Ex. Selim. ii. t. 157 (1816-24) ; BOnningh., Iris xii. p. 135. n. 79 



(1809) (partim ; Rio. de Jan.). 

 MiirriKjlossa tdiiliiliiK, Burmeister, Sphinfj. Bras. p. 73. n. 1 (1856) ; Walk., List Lep. (ns. B. 31. viii. 



p. 2H. n. 4 (1S56) (partim) ; Clem., Juurn. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. iv. p. 131. n. 6 (1857) (partim) ; 



Morris, Cat. Lep. N. A. p. 17 (181)0) (partim) ; Clem., in Morris, Si/n. Lep. N. A. p. 151. n. 2 



(1862) (partim) ; Boisd., Spee. Gen. Lep. Het. i. p. 358. n. 42 (1875) (partim) ; Moschl., Verh. 



Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien xxvi. p. 351 (1876) (Surinam). 

 M'leriKjlossa sisi/phus Burmeister, Sphiur/. Bras. p. 73. n. 2 (1856) (Rio de Jan.). 

 Aellopus ^isijyhus, Grote, Proe. Ent. Soc. Philad. v. p. 42 (1865) ; But)., 7V(»/n. Zool. Sor. Li„ul. ix. 



p. 5:)0. n. 4 (1877) ; Kirby, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 635. n. 4 (1892) (Brazil) ; Kaye, Trans. Ent. Soc. 



Land. p. 140 (1901) (Trinidad ; lutee spec. ?). 

 Aellopus titan, Burmeister, De-'icr. Rep. Argent, v. p. 358 (1878) (partim). 



(S ? . Burmeister's description of sisyphus applies to this form ; his sjiecimen 

 was discoloured. Foretarsus normal. 



S . Whip of penis-sheath (PI. LIV. f. 10) about twice as long as the sheath 

 is wide ; two tubercles at end ; patch of spines of sheath much more extended thnr^ 

 in zo?iata and clavipes. 



