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Coitus 2. — Thaum.e. 

 Primaries indistinctly spotted and streaked; abdomen sparsely 

 checkered. 



Thaumas vespertilio, capensis, cecrops. 



Coitus 3. — Chromes. 

 Primaries with angulated broken bands ; secondaries yellow, with 

 black margin. 



Chromis erotus. 



Coitus 4. — Clakes. 



Wings rather broad, dull in color, with black transverse streaks. 

 Clanis nicobarensls, phalarh, achemenides. 



Stirps IV.— MANDUC.^. 

 All organs rather well develojjed ; tongue strong ; eyes large ; 

 wings streaked ; body colored. 



Faniilia A. — Leves. 

 Tongue long ; all parts rather slender. 



Coitus 1. — Hyloici. 

 Entirely whitish-gray, with black maculation ; primaries straightly 

 and wavily streaked ; secondaries with blackish shades. 

 Hyloicus pinastri, coniferarum, hykeus, hasdrubel, etc. 



Coitus 2. — Erinnyes. 

 Primaries blackish-gray, with dentate black streaks ; secondaries 

 rusty, with black margin. 



Erinnyis eJlo, amoirus, scyroii, alope, caricce. 



Familia B. — Ponderos(e. 

 All parts rather thick and short, neatly maculate. 



Coitus 1. ACHERONTI.E. 



Tongue very short ; antennie at ti[) with a small brush ; body with 

 larviform maculation ; fringes short. 



Achero)itla atropo.^, chiovauthi, nioria. 



Coitus 2. — CocYTii. 

 Tongue long; body almost immaculate ; abdomen one-half yellow 

 s])otted. 



Cocytius Jatrophce, rudicu,foredan. 



