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ranges as fur north as New Jersey, and has been found in Canada 

 and Kaeine, Wis., as an occasional visitant. Its striking green color 

 will at once serve to identity the species, which is common enough 

 in ^Mexico, West Indies and South America. I have seen many 

 specimens, but could not get a single male fit for examination as to 

 the genitalia. 

 The species is : 



A. labriii^cte Liuu., S. N. ed. x, -191, l^phinx ; ed. xii, 800, Sphinx ; Miis. L. U. 

 352. Sphinx; Clk., Ic. t. 47, fig. 3, Sphinx ; Cram., Pap. ii, p. 133, t. 184, tig. 

 A, Sphinx : Fabr., Syst. Ent. 546, Sphinx ; Sp. Ins. ii, 1,52, SjMnx ; Mant., Ins. 

 ii, 98, Sphinx; Eot. Syst. iii, 1, S77, Sphinx ; Gmel., ed. Linn. S. N. 2380, 

 Sphinx; Swain's Zool. ii, pi. 87, Sphinx; Hiib , Samml. 1, 167, Eumorphn : 

 Verz. 134, Argeus ; VVlk.. C. B. M. Lep. Het. viii, 178, Philnmpelns ; Biirni..* 

 Spli. Braz. 2, Philampeliis ; Clera., Journ. Ac. N. Sci. Phil. 1859, 1.56, Phildui- 

 pelus; Lucas in Sagra 1856, p. 292, pi. 17, fig. 3, Phil amp elus ; Morris, Syn., 

 Lep. 1862, 178, Philampdus ; H. S. Corr. Blatt. 186.5, 58, Philampelus ; G. & R., 

 Pr. E. S. Ph. V, 1.58, Philampelus; Grt., Buflf. Bull, i, 22, Argeus; Bd., Sp. 

 Gen. Het. i, 193, Philampelus ; Gundlach, Cont. Lep. Cuba, 186, Philampelus ; 

 Butl., Tr. Zool. Soc. Lond. ix, 578, Philampelus ; Git., New Li.-t, 1882, Argeus. 



clotho Fabr., Eut. Syst. 540, Sphinx; Sp. lus. ii, 1.52, pr. syn.; Eut. Syst. iii. 

 1, 376, an sp. de.st. ; Gmel., et Linu. S. N. 2380, pr. syn. 



Head, thorax and primaries above, green, varying iu shade. The centre of 

 primaries is takeu up with a V shaped deeper green space, the marginal Hues 

 strongly marked and inwardly shaded. Beyond this, are two parallel, somewhat 

 deeper green lines which unite before reaching the internal margin. A series o 

 small, brown, subterminal spots. A large, somewhat oval brown patch in the 

 centre of the wing just beyond and somewhat encroaching on the darker me- 

 dian space. Secondaries blue, with a central black band, in which is a blue spot 

 the band margined with pink toward the internal margin to which the band does 

 not extend. Another, submarginal black baud, breaking up into a series of nar- 

 row lines toward the anal angle, where the wing is also tinged with pink. Tlie 

 outer margin is green. Abdomen somewhat ])aler, olive green, beneath with 

 lateral white dots. Wings beneath yellowish, with two common transverse liue.s 

 and a broad, very irregularly dentate dark outer band on both wings , disc of 

 primaries toward base also dark. Expands 4.25 — 4.75 inches; 105 — 120 mm. 



Hdb. — South America, Mexico, West Indies, Northward from 

 Florida to Canada, Wisconsin occasional. 



As already stated this insect is only an occasional visitant, and so 

 far as I am aware the larva has not been observed in the U. S. It 

 has been described by Burnieister. The striking green color of 

 primaries and prominent blue secondaries are very characteristic. 



The colors are very sensitive to light, and often change to a dirtv 

 testaceous or luteous yellow. A fully colored fresh specimen is a 

 beautiful insect. 



TEANS. AMER. ENT. soc. XV. (18) JULY. 1888. 



