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50. Pholisora Hayhurstii (Edwards). 



Hab. — West Virginia to Kansas, Texas, New Mexico (Edwards). 

 Two examples in coll. of 1878. 



51. Pholisora Catullus (Cramer). 



Hab. — Atlantic, Southern and Western States, into Kansas, Utah, 

 Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. It has, within a few years, 

 appeared in the vicinity of Albany, N. Y. 

 One example in 1877. 



52. Achlyodes Thraso, Hiibner. 

 Hab. — Texas. 



One example in 1877; two in 1878. 



HETEROCERA. 



SPHINGID^. 



1. Deilephila Lineata (Fabr.). 



Hab. — Atlantic, Western, Central and Tropical Insular Districts 

 (Gr.-Rob.). 

 Two examples in 1877. 



2. Philampelus Linnei, Grote and Robinson. Proc. Ent. ^Soc. 

 Phil. V, 1865, pp. 157, 179, 182, pi. 3, fig. 3. i 



Hab. — Atlantic and Tropical Insular Districts (Gr.-Rob.). ' 

 One example, attracted to light, May 12, 1878, in Mr. Bourbois' 



house. 



This species had long been confounded with Sphiyix vitis, Linn., by 



many authors, previous to its separation therefrom by Messrs. Grote 



and Robinson, as above cited. 



3. Sphinx Quinquemaculata, Haworth. 

 Hab. — Throughout the United .States. 



One example in coll. of 1878. 



4. Sphinx Insolita, n. sp. 



Head, prothorax, thorax and tegulae gray, as in Sphinx Plebeia; pro- 

 thorax crossed by two black lines, nearly continued on the black bor- 

 dering of the tegute, which also bear an indistinct black median streak. 



Abdomen dark gray above, with a narrow black dorsal line which is 

 not so broad as in 6^. Eremitus; beneath paler, with a black mark 

 mesially on each segment, broader on the anterior portion, forming an 

 elongated triangular spot acute posteriorly; laterally, a broad black 

 band bearing five transversely elongated patches (bands) of clear white 

 scales extending over nearly half of each of the segments on its anterior 

 half. 



