( 703 ) 

 65T. Xylophanes tersa. 



Urury, lUusti: Ex. Jus. i. p. (U. t. 2!^. f. .'i (ITTO) (^ Mary hind : Jamaica : St. Christopher ; Antigoa). 

 Sj,l,/ii.r tcr.^.i Linne. Ma,>t. Plant, p. 538 (177!) ; Driiry. /.r. I,i,l,\r (1773) : Fabr., S'yv^ K,it. p. 5H7. 



n. L' (177.'i) : Miill., .y,itiir>i. Siippl. p. :!02. n. --'4 (1770) : Goeze, E)it. Beijti: iii. 2. p. 21)3. n. 3 

 ■ (178(1) : Fabr., Sj,er. Lis. ii. p. 153. n. 5'.i (1781) : StoII, in Cram., Pap. E.(ot. iv. p. 22(5. t. 3',t7. 



f. f (1782) ; Fabr., .Uu,it. Ins. ii. p. 98. n. (if) (1787) : Gmel., Sy.,t. Xat. i. 5. p. 2370. n. 7 



(17'.tO) : Fabr., E„l. Syst. iii. 1. p. 378. d. 69 (1793) ; Abbot .^- Smith, Ins. Geoiyla i. p. 75. 



t. 38 (;.,/).,;.)( 1797). 

 Theretm lerso, Hiibner, Tcr-. W-. Srhm. p. 135. r. 1449 (1822) ; Kirby, Cat. Lqi. Ilfl. i. p. (157. 



n. 81 (1892) ; Beutenm., Bnll. Ama: .\liis. .V. S. vii. p. 287. t. 3. f. 4 (1895) (X. York) : 



Bonningh., //v.y .\ii. p. 12s. n. 53 (1899) (Rio de Jan.). 

 Ckoerocam/Ki lersn, HaiTis, in Siilim., J«"c«. .SV. Art xxxvi. p. 303. n. 4 (18;)9); Lucas, in Sagra. 



Hist. Cubit vii. p. 293 (185(i) ; Morris, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 20 (1860) ; Clem., in Morris, Syii. 



Lep. X. Am. p. 171. n. 1 (1862) ; Grote, Proc. Eiit. Soc. Philad. vi. p. 328 (1867) : id.. Trans. 



Amcr. Eiit. Sur. iii. p. 184 (1871) ; Grote, Canad. Eiil. iii. p. 101 (1871) (Alabama) ; Boisd., 



Sph: Grii. Lep. Hrl. i. p. 2(;8. n. 58 (1875); Moschl., Verh. Zool. But. (ics. Win, xxvi. p. 350 



(1876) (Surinam) ; Burm.. Descr. Rep. An/r/if. v. p. 354 (1878) (Buenos Ayres) : id., ;..-. .1 (/<(.■,■ 



p. 37. t. 15. f. 3 (/.) (1879) (Nova Friburgo ; Buenos Ayres) : Reed, Rppt. Ent. Sue. Ontario 



xii. p. 57 (1882) ; Fern., Sphing. N. Enrjl. p. 62. n. 29 (1886) ; Grote, Canad. Ent. xviii. p. 132. 



n. 33 (1886) : Smith, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. xv. p. 135. t. 6. f. 7 (genit.) (1888) ; Edw., Bull. 



U. St. X. .Miis. XXXV. p. 42 (1889) (liter, rel. to metam.) : Druce, in Biol. Cenlr. .liner., Leji. 



Ilet. Snppl. p. 304 (1896): Row]., Ent. Xncs ix. p. 191 (1898) (Missouri, at light): Kaye, 



Trans. Ent. Sue. Loud. p. 138 (19(11) (Trinidad). 

 Deilephila tersa, Drury, ed. Westwood, Illnstr. Ex. Ins. i. p. 56. t. 28. f. 3. (1837) ; Grey, Canad. 



Ent. xi. p. 14(1 (1879) (X. York). 

 Philiunpelus tersa, Burmeister, Spli/ng. Bras. p. (iO. n. 4 (1856) (larva descr.). 

 .]fetapsilus ter.-ia, Duncan, in Jard., .V</^ Libr. xxxvii. p. 99. t. 5. f. 1 ( ? ), t. G. f. 1 (I.) (184.3) : 



Grote. Bull. Buffalo S„r. X. Sr. i. p. 22 (1874) ; id., I.e. ii. p. 226. n. 33 (1875) ; id., I.e. iii. 



p. 222. n. 35 (1877). 

 Chacrocainpa tersa, Walker, Liit Lep. Lis. B. M. viii. p. 131. n. 5 (1856) : Clem., Joiirn. Ae. X. Sc. 



Philad. iv. p. 150. n. 31 (1859) ; Herr.-Scb., Corresp. Bl. p. 58 (1865) (Cuba) ; Grote, Proc. 



Ent. Sor. Philad. v. p. 56 (1865) (Cuba) : id. & Rob., ibid. v. p. 155. n. 43 (1865) ; Butl., 



Trans. Zuul. Sue. Lotul. ix. p. 563. n. 53 (1877) {saijittatu excl.) ; Dew., Mitth. Miimh. Ent. 



Ver. i. p. 91 (1877) (Porto Rico) ; Gundl.. Conlr. Ent. Cnbana p. 191 (1881) (descr. of larva 



and pupa) ; Butl.. Papilli, i. p. 104 (1881) (Florida) ; Druce, in Biol. Cmtr. Amer. i. p. 10. 



u. 7 (1881) ; Pilate, Papilia ii. p. m (1882) (Dayton, Ontario) : Weism., ed. Meld., Stud. Tlieor. 



Desi: i. p. 196. t. 4. f. .35 (1882) (larva) : Edw., Ent. Amer. iii. p. 163 (1887) (pupa). 

 Dcilonehr tersa Grote, Hawk Moths X. Am. p. 30 (188('>). 



cJ ? . External spur of raidtibia longer than inner one. Sjjines of abdominal 

 tergites nuiseriate. Abdfjmen with three faint lines above, the middle one very 

 thin, a double line beneath, accompanied on each side by two more lines, which 

 however are extremely faint ; no black lateral patch. The spots of the hindwing 

 variable in size, spot SC-— Ii' often absent ; this is the case in nearly every 

 specimen from Jamaica and Cuba, but occurs also in individuals from other 

 localities, while in individuals from St. Vincent tlie spots are more or less contiguous 

 and stand closer to the margin. Barbados specimens in the British Museum are 

 pale and have the spots of the hindwing large and nou-confluent, while a ? from 

 Guadehjupe has the upper spot shaded with tawny. 



6 . Tenth abdominal tergite sinuate ; sternite rather slender, pointed. Process 

 of harpe of nearly even width to near end, dentate above. Armature of penis- 

 sheath (PI. LVII. f IT) reminding one of that found in anubus and allies ; the 

 incrassate dorsoapical edge terminating dextro-laterally in a short dentate process, 

 and continued on the left side into a low ridge, extending proximad and bearing 

 a single row of teeth. 



Laiva with a row of seven round ocelli from fourth segment to horn, situated 



