120 JOHN B. SMITH. 



titan Cram., ii, 73, ])\. 142, fig. F, Sphinx; Hiil)., Verz. 131, Jlllopos ; Lucas, iu 

 Sagra. 1856, 288; Burm., Sph. Brazil, p. 17, Macroglossa ; H. S. Corr. Bl. 1865, 

 56, Macroglossa ; Grt., Pr. E. S. Phil, v, 41, JSllopos ; Bd., Sp. Gen. Het. i, 

 358, Macroglossa ; Butl., Tr. Zool. Soc. Loud, ix, 530, pr. syn. ; Maassen, Stett. 

 Ent. Zeit. 41, p. 52 ^ tantalus ; Fernald, Spliingidge N. E. 18, yEllopos ; 

 Guadlach, Coiit. Ent. Cuba, 174, Macroglossa (an sp. dist. prsec). 



annulosum Swains. Zool. 111. 1822, pi. 1.33 (upper figure), Macroglossa : Wlk., 

 C. B. M. Lep. Het. viii, pr. syn.; Clem., Jonrn. Ac N. Sci. Phil, iv, 131 = 

 tantalus. 



balteata Kirt., Sill. Jouru. 13, 337, Macroglossa; Clem.. Jouru. Ac. X. Sci. 

 Phil, iv, 131 = tantalus; Grt., Pr. Ent. Soc. Phil, v, 41, pr. syn. 



Dull blackish, more or less olivaceous, in fresh specimens bright olivaceous 

 brown throughout. Head and thorax immaculate. Abdomen with the third 

 segment usually white above (var. titan) more rarely concolorous ( fadus) ; fourth 

 segment with a large, dark brown, or lateral shade, which is much reduced on 

 the fifth, but crosses the sixtli. Anal hairs brown, olivaceous centrally ; beneath, 

 the palpi are whitish : the thorax gray, more or less clothed with olivaceous 

 hair, the legs a trifle darker. Abdomen grayish white, a series of small white 

 lateral dots at the lower margin of the abdominal segments. Primaries oliva- 

 ceous brown or blackish ; discal spot black, of variable size, sometimes wanting; 

 a median, straight, semi-transparent whitish band from the tip of the cell to the 

 hind margin, closely followed by a narrower, second and similar band. A some- 

 what arcuated band of luuulate white spots from costa to vein 3. Terminal 

 space paler, with a purplish reflection. The outer lunulate band is sometimes 

 geminate, the lunules narrower. Beneath, dark brown, the maculation of upper 

 side distinctly reproduced, the outer arcuate baud continued nearly to the exter- 

 nal margin. Secondaries blackish, paler at base, shaded with yellowish along 

 costa— medially the yellow hairs, especially in the 9 > extend across the costal 

 half of the wing, forming an obsolete band. Beneath, brown, with two median, 

 parallel, contiguous, distinct darker shade bands, largely shaded with white at 

 base and along internal margin. Expands 2.20 2.30 inches ; 54— 57 mm. 



Hab. — Florida ; occasionally northward ; Cuba, South America. 



The description above is from Grote, Proc. Ent. Soc. v. 41, with 

 some alterations made necessary after examination of a larger series 

 of the species. 



A. tantalus Linn., Syst. Nat. ed. x, 493, Sphinx ; ed. xii, 803, Sphinx ; Mus. L. 

 U. 21, Sphinx ; Gmel., ed. S. N. 2386, Sesia ; Fabr., Syst. Ent. 547, Sesia ; Sp. 

 Ins. ii, 153, Sesia; Mant., Ins. ii. 98, Sesia; Ent. Syst. iii, 379, Sesia; Cram., 

 Lep. Ex. i, 107, pi. 68, fig. F, Sphinx ; Hiib., Saml. Ex. Schmett. ii, Sph. 3, 

 JEUopos ; Burm., Sph. Braz 1, 17, Macroglossa ; Wlk., C. B. M. Lep. Het. viii, 

 88, Macroglossa ; Clem., Jouru. Ac. N. Sci. Phil, iv, 131, Macroglossa ; Morr., 

 Syn. 151, Macroglossa ; H. S. Corr. Blatt. 1865, 56 Macroglossa ; Grt., Pr. E. 

 S. Ph. V. 42, JEUopos; G. A R., Pr. E. S. Ph. v. 176, ^llopos ; Bd., Sp. Geu. 

 Het. i, 358, Macroglossa ; Gundlach, Cont. Ent. Cuba, 174, Macroglossa ; Edw..'-- 

 Ent. Amer. iii, 163, .^llopos. 



tripunctata Goeze Beytr. iii, 2, 216, 1780, Sphinx ; Butl., Tr. Zool. Soc. Loud, 

 ix, 530, pr. syn. 



