136 MACROGLOSSA ULALUME. 



Upper surface all wings blackish, darkest on basal half and at abdominal margin of secondaries; a com- 

 mon broad semi-diaplianous band a shade or so paler than gronnd colour crosses both wings, this band on the 

 secondaries does not extend to inner margin and shows towards its inner extremity a few scattered scxirce notice- 

 able yellow scales. 



Under surface as above, dark colour more dull ; some loose orange hairs on basal part of primaries, and 

 the inner termination of the mesial band of secondaries is slightly clothed with sulphur coloured scales. 



One c? from Oregon. 



This beautiful species is near to M. Ftavqfasdata, Barnston, but differs notably in the black collar and thorax, in the absence of 

 the bright vellow mesial band of secondaries, as well as in its greater size. 



SPHINX VASHTI. Nov. Sp. 



(PLATE XV, FIG. 4 J'.) 



M.\LE. E.xpands 3 inches. 



Head and thorax above whitish grey, patagise edged with a velvety black line ; abdomen darker grey 

 Avith heavv black dorsal line and white and black dcmi-bands on the sides. Beneath grey with a conspicuous 

 black ventral line on abdomen ; legs brown. 



Up])er surface ; primaries dark grey ; a broad whitish or whitish grey dash extends from base, half the 

 leuiith of the M'ing, along the costa, not reaching quite to the edge of the latter ; at and within the inner edge 

 of this whitish band the wing is .strongly suffused with blackish ; a black apical line, also four other 

 abbreviated black lines in the cells, the last of which is almost lost in the darkness interior to the great pale 

 basal band ; exteriorlv a whitish submarginal band, edged iuAvardly by a black line broad near the inner angle 

 but decreasing to a point not far from apex. 



Secondaries whitish grev with broad black mesial and submarginal bands. Fringes of all wings dark 

 grey except near anal angle and on abdominal margin of secondaries where they are white. 



Under surface primaries smoky grey, a little paler at exterior margin ; an inconspicuous black apical line. 

 Secondaries whitish grev obscured on basal half of costa with darker grey, mesial and submarginal bauds well 

 defined but not as dark as above. 



One c? from Arizona in coll. Neumoegen. 



Belongs to the group of S. CAcrsi's, Hub., and occupies a position between that species and S. Perelegans* Hy. Edwds., from 

 California, which latter is easily distinguished from the present species by its coal-black occiput and thorax which serve to connect it 

 with Drupijerarum, Ab.-S., and' Gorrfi'us, Cram. The relative position of the N. Am. Sphingida? comprising this group would be some- 

 what in this wise: 



Spliinx (Lethia) Chersis, Hub. 



" Vashti. 



" Perelegans, Hy. Edwds. 



" Drupiferarum, Ab.-S. 



" Gordius, Cram. 



" Lucitiosa, Clemens. 



HEPIALUS SANGARIS. Nov. Sp. 



(PLATE XV, FIG. .5.) 



Male. Expands 1 to 1| inches. 



Head and thorax salmon coloured; it is impossible to determine the colour of the abdomen owing to its 

 being badly greased. 



Upper surface ; ]irimaries salmon red ; brighter red on costa ; two transverse white bands edged with red 

 lead colour do not reach to the costa; a small white half obsolete mark towards base. Secondaries smoky 

 frino-ed with reddish. Under surface ; primaries reddish grey with edge of costa red, secondaries much as above. 



Two males from Arizona. 



GLOVERIA ARIZONENSTS. Packard. 



Annual Report Peabody Acad. Sc, p. 90, (1871).^ 



(PLATE XV, FIG. 6 ?.) 



Female. Expands 3| inches. 



*Sp/i. Perelegans, Hy. Edwds., described in Proc. Cal. Acad. Sc, (July, 1873). 



