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An unknown or forgotten illustration of North American 



SPHINGID^E. 



By Dr. H. A. Hagen. 



The library of the Entomological Department of the Museum received 

 October 1887 some colored plates in 4 to , as presented to Harvard College 

 by Mr. Wm. Calverley, Barnegat, N. J. Of these plates 27 contained the 

 figures of North American Sphingidae and one Papilio Calverleyi. I had 

 never seen the work, and was not able to find it quoted anywhere, so I 

 applied for information to Mr. S H. Scudder and received the following 

 answer : "I can only say, that I received the first five plates from W. H. 

 Edwards in October 1861. 1 do not think any were ever published." Mr. 

 Scudder does not know where his copy is, but he believes that it was not 

 colored ; the plate of the Papilio he has never seen. The plates figure 65 

 North American species and about half more from Cuba and were made 

 about from 1861 to 1866. Some figures are very good, some others 

 good, some not well done, principally on the last plates. I dot not know, 

 why it was left unpublished. 



The Sphingid plates have on top the inscription "North American 

 Lepidoptera'' ; in the right upper corner Tab. I and II ; then Plate III to 

 XXVII. Below, the names of the figured species are given ; in the left 

 lower corner, published by J. W. Weidemeyer and S. Calverley, New- 

 York ; beginning with PI. Ill the name of VV. H. Edwards is added. In 

 the right lower corner, Ch. Walo lith. and prim, on PI. I to XI and XIV, 

 with the addition Drawn from Nat. on PI. X and XI, Ch. Walo fecit PI. 

 XII, XIII, XV. XVI, XX, XXI; E. W. Robinson del., W. West imp. 

 PI. XVII to XIX ; the PI. XXII to XXVII are seemingly made by an- 

 other artist ; on PI. XXIV with D. Wiest lith. Philada. 



Contents of the Plates. 



PI. I. 1. Sphynx cinerea J 1 . — 2. Ceratomia quadricornis £?. 



3. Thyreus Abbotii rf. — 4- Smerinthus geminatus $. 

 5. Sphynx sordida <$. 



PI. II. I. Sphynx luscitiosa (j\ — 2. do. C\ 



3. plebeja 9-~4- Sphynx obscura rf. 



5. Chserocampa pampinatrix Q. — 6. do. chrerilus $. 



PI. III. 1. Pterogon inscn'ptum 9- — 2 - Thyreus nessus <$. 



3. Smerinthus modesta J'.— 4. Chserocampa versicolor 9- 

 5. do. reversed 9- 



PI. IV. I. Philampelus Jussieure 9-— 2 - Sesia tnvsbe <$ - 

 3. do. diffinis 9- — 4- Smerinthus excaecatus 9- 

 5. Enyo lugubris 9-— 6 - Deilephila Galii £• 



