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 2T7. Amorpha populi. 



Sphinx popiili Linni', /.c. p. 489. n. 2 (1758). 

 Spectrum jiiijml/, Scopoli, I.e. (1777). 

 Smerhithnx piipidi, Latreille, I.e. (1802). 

 Laothoe pnpiiVi, Fabricius, I.e. (1807). 

 Dfliiui populi f Dalman, I.e. (181G). 

 Polyptyehus pupuli, Hubner, I.e. (1822). 

 Amorpha jmpuli, Kirby, I.e. p. 710. n. 2 (1892). 



c? ? . The widely distributed poplar-liawk has developed iuto three subspecies, 

 of which the North Africau one is the most conspicuous. The three forms vary in 

 colour in the same way from grey-olive-brown to gruy-ocliraceous. The weakening 

 effect of in-breeding shows itself in this species very obviously l)y the loss of the 

 dark pigment. 



Hab. Palaearctic Region as far eastwards as Turkestan. 



For hybrids see Sphinx oceUata. 



a. A. popttli ni/.-itaitfi. 



*Snierinlhus auntauli Staudinger, Pet. Nouv. ii. p. 190 (1877) (Algiers ;— coll. Staudinger) ; Aust., 



Le Natuml. ii. p. 11. 68. 85 (1879) ; Oberth., Kt. dEiil. vi. p. 65. t. 5. f. 1 (1881) (Algiers ; 



Morocco) : Cuis., Bull. Soe. Eiil. France p. 120 (1887) { = populi) ; Bartel, in Riihl, Gro>issehm. 



ii. p. 196 (1900) (Algiers ; Morocco). 

 SnieriuthuH jmiipiUifri Bellier, Pet. Nuur. ii. p. 193 (1878). 

 *Smerinlhii8 amtauti var. stiiiiiliiif/eri Austaut, I.e. ii. p. 85 (1879) (Mus. Tring); Oberth., I.e. p. 6.5. 



t. 4. f. 1 (1881) ; Bartel, /.-■.' p. 198 (1900). 

 *SnHrintlmx iiustdiili var. incariinta Austaut, I.e. iii. p. 237 (1880) (Meridie ; Tanger ; — Mus. Tring). 

 *Siuerinthus austavti var. inearnata ab. iidrahilia Austaut, I.e. v. p. 359 (1883) (Morocco ; — Mus. 



Tring) ; Bartel, I.e. p. 199 (1900). 

 Aniorphii uustiiiiti, Kirby, Cut. Lep. Hit. i. p. 710. n. 1 (1892). 

 Amorphit austmiti var. n. Smer. austauti var. st(tudin(ieri, id., I.e. 

 Amorpha austauti var. b. Smer. austauti var. incariiatu, id.. I.e. 

 Amorpha austftuti var. c. Siuer. austauti ab. uiirahilis, id.. I.e. 

 Smerinthis austauti va.T.flaea Bartel, I.e. p. 198 (1900) (nom. max. supervac). 



Snieriidhus populi var. austauti Staudinger & Reb., Cat. Lep. ed. iii. p. 99. n. 725. c (1901) (Maur. oc). 

 Auiorphd pttpuU var. austauti, Tutt, Brit. Lep. iii. p. 473 (1902). 



c? ? . A large North African form, corresponding to Sph. ocellata atlanticits. 

 Variable in ground-colour like the following race. 



S. Lobes of the barpe more triangular than in the Enrojioan form, almost 

 jioiuted ; the tenth tergite broadrr. Antenna more compressed, transsection more 

 triangular than in the two other subsjiecies. 



The types of the various individual varieties described by Austaut, and named 

 with relisli, are in the Tring Mnseiim. 



llalj. North Africa : Algiers ; Morocco. 



In the Tring Museum M S <S , \'Z ? ¥, including Austaut's types oi staudiiigeri, 

 incarnata, and mirahilU. 



h. A. populi populi. 



Aldrov., Anim. Im. p. 252. t. 11. f. 3 (1602); Merian, Eur. his. iii. t. 37 (1717) ; Albin, Nat. Hist. 

 Emj. Ins. t. 57 (1720) ; Linnt', Enuna Su. ed. i. p. 249. n. 810 (1746) ; Wilke, Eui/l. Moths p. 1 1. 1. 6 

 (1747) ; De (ieer, Mem. i. p. 148. t. 8. f. 5 & ii. p. 243. n. 1 (1752) ; Roesel, /ft.s. ft-;«s/. iii. 

 p. 187. t. 30. f. 1. 4 (1755) ; Hemmerich, Coll. Cur. Ins. t. 5. fig. a. b. (;., /.) (175~?) ; Geoffr., 

 Hist. Ins. ii. p. HI. n. 3 (1762) ; (Jronov., Art. Ilelo. v. p. 140. n. 309 (1762) ; id., Zooph. 

 p. 201. n. 817 (1764) ; Seba, Thesa.ur. iv. t. .53. f. 21. 22. t. .59. f. 9. 10 (1765) ; Schaeff., le. Hat. 

 t. 100. f. 5. 6 (1766) ; Harris, Aundian t. 33. fig. d. f. g. (1766) ; Admiral, Ins. t. 10 (1774) ; 

 Ernst. & Engr, Ins. Eur. iii. p. 106. t. 114. f. 162. d-f. t. ll.'i. f. i- 1. t. 116. f. u p. (1782). 



