NORTH amf:rioan lepidoptera. 195 



S. <*iii>i*0!^si Bd., Sp. Gen. Lep. Het. i, 102, pi. 2, figs. 3-5, Sphinx; Hy. Edw.. 

 Can. Ent. xix. p. 



It has the size and habitus of jimiperi, but the primaries are a little more 

 elongate and a little more pointed; they are of ashy white, just as in jnniperi, 

 striate with brown, principally towards the base and the internal angle ; the apex 

 is marked, as in related species with an oblique brown mark. The discal mark 

 is small and not easily visible. The secondaries are of a somewhat reddish brown, 

 with the base paler. The thorax is pale gray with the tegulaj reddish, liordered 

 with white at the base of the wings. The abdomen is brown, a little reddish, 

 very like the secondaries, with a dorsal black line which dilates at the incisures 

 and forms spots on the posterior segments. The sides are marked by a series of 

 black spots separated by the incisures. Beneath, brownish gray with a badly 

 defined brown transverse band. Expands 3 inches ; 75 mm. 



Hah. — Georgia (Abbot). 



The foregoing is a close translation of Boisduval's descrij)tion of 

 this species which was not until very recently known to American 

 collectors. The figure shows a brownish gray species with a series 

 of four longitudinal brown stripes at base, the upper extending 

 through cell and almost to the apex, twice interrupted in its course; 

 two parallel oblique lines toward internal angle, and the ol)lique 

 apical dash. The abdomen shows three triangular spots on the hind 

 margins of segments 4, 5 and 6. Head small, front pointed, antennae 

 short and slender; outer margin of primaries scalloped. Secondaries 

 with margins even, fringes white, cut with brown. 



Recently this species has been taken in Florida, and I have seen 

 a somewhat imperfect specimen. The antennae of the S is stout and 

 quite strongly ciliated. The tibire are not spinose, but the fore tarsi 

 have the basal joint armed outwardly with long spines. The spurs 

 of middle and hind tibiae are very long. At first sight the species 

 resembles Ellema quite strongly. It is a very distinct species. In 

 the specimen seen the lateral black spots mentioned by Boisduval are 

 wanting. It contained only a dorsal and subdorsal line. Boisduval 

 describes the larva after a colored drawing by Abbot. 



DOL.BA Wlk. 

 Cat. Lep. B. M. Het. viii. 229, 

 Head small, roughly scaled, forming an indefinite truncate frontal 

 tuft. Eyes small, round, distinctly lashed. Palpi short, straight, 

 hardly exceeding front, roughly scaled. Tongue as long as the body. 

 Antennre fusiform, with a short abrupt hook at tip. Thorax short, 

 stout, but little advanced in front of the primaries with short, stout, 

 erect, metathoracic tufts. Abdomen conic, untufted, the hinder edges 



