( 435 ) 



little shorter, or the last spgmeiit vertically enlarged, c? often with a short ^yellowish 

 discal band on the hindwiug. 



(?. Penis-sheath (PI. LIV. f. 10. 11. 12) with the subapical patch of spines 

 similar to that of titan, the patch consisting of two or three rows of spines, which 

 are sliorter than the diameter of tlie sheath proximally of the patch ; length of 

 whip different in the three subspecies. Tenth tergite (PI. XLII. f. 8. 9) narrower at 

 end than in Jar/us and tifrrn. Harpe see PI. XL VII. f. 1. 



? . Vaginal plate see PI. XLI. f. 3. 



Had. Tropical and Subtropical America, found as a wanderer as far north as 

 New York and Ohio. 



a. S. tantalus zonata. 



Sphimr zomitii Drury, Illustr. Ex. Ins. i. p. 57. t. 26. f. .5 & Index (177.3) (St. Christopher). 



Sphinr terpuiictata Goeze, Ent. Bei/tr. iii. 2. p. 216. n. 43 (1780) (St. Christopher). 



Macroghssa tanliihis, Walker, List Ltp. Ins. B. M. viii. p. 88. n. 4 (18S6) (partim ; Jamaica ; 



S. Domingo) ; Lucas, in Sagra, Hist. Cuba vii. p. 288 (1856) ; Herr.-Sch., Conwp. HI. p. 50 



(1865) (Cuba) ; Dew., .Uilth. Jfimch. Ent. Ver. i. p. 91 (1877) (Porto Rico) ; Guudl., Contr. 



Ent. Cnb. p. 174 (1881). 

 ArUojjus tantalus, Grote, Proc. Ent. Hoc. Fhihid. v. p. 42 (1865) (Cuba) ; id. & Rob., ibiil. p. 1.50. 



n. 7 (18()5); Butl., Trans. Zool. Sue. Land. ix. p. 530. d. 1 (1877) (Jamaica ; Haiti ; St. Thomas); 



Kirby, Cat. Lep. Ilet. i. p. 034. n. 1 (1892) (partim ; Antilles). 

 .Macroglossa zonata, Lucas, I.e. 

 Sj)/iiu.r Iriptini-ta (!), Butler, I.e. (sub synon.). 



6 ? . Foretarsus normal, white spots of forewing more or less reduced in size 

 or number. 



5. Process of penis-sheath (PI. LIV. f. 12) about four times as long as the 

 diameter of the sheatli, with two separate tubercles before the end ; jiatch of spines 

 little more extended than in clavipes, widely separated from the apical spines. 



Ilab. West Indies ; Florida. 



In the Tring Museum 6 c?c?, 1 ¥ from : Jamaica, 20. v. '91, at blossom of wild 

 cashaw at 8 or a.m. (0. Taylor) ; Florida, viii. x. 



b. S. tiintalm tantalus. 



Sphinx tantalus \Anni, I .r. ; Cram., l.r. ; Fabr., l.l.c.c. 



Sfsia tantalus, Fabricius, l.I.r.r. 



Hesia ixion, id., l.l.r.r. 



.iello/ins tanlnlns, Hiibn., Samnd. Ex. Srinn. ii. t. 157 (1810-24) ; Bonningh., Iris xii. p. 1.35. n. 79 



(1899) (partim ; Rio. de Jan.). 

 .MacTiKjIossu tKulaliis, Burmeiater, Sjiliinr/. Bras. p. 73. n. 1 (1856) ; Walk., List Lep. fus. B. .1/. viii. 



p. 28. n. 4 (1856) (partim) ; Cleui., Juurn. Ac. Nat. Sc. Phihid. iv. p. 131. n. 6 (1857) (partim) ; 



Morris, Cat. I.eji. .V. .1. p. 17 (1860) (partim) ; Clem., in Morris, Sijn. Lep. N. A. p. 151. n. 2 



(lHfi2) (partim) ; Boisd., Spec. (len. Lep. lift. i. p. 358. n. 42 (1875) (partim) ; Mcischl., Verb. 



Zml. But. Oes. Wien x.wi. p. 351 (187i;) (Surinam). 

 Maeriiiiliirsa sisi/phus Burmeister, Sphing. Bras. p. 73. n. 2 (18.56) (Rio de Jan.). 

 ■ i'tlopuH Kisijiihtis, Grote, Proe. Ent. Soe. Philud. v. p. 42 (1865) ; Butl., Trans. Zvul. Sue. Land. i.\. 



p. 5:!0. n. 4 (1877) ; Kirby, Cat. Lep. Ilet. i. p. 635. n. 4 (1892) (Brazil) ; Kaye, Trans. Ent. Soe. 



Land. p. 140 (1901) {Trinidad ; )mee spec. ?). 

 Aillo/jus titan, Burmeister, Descr. Rip. Argent, v. p. 358 (1878) (partim). 



J?. Burmeister's description of «/«)/^;/ias applies to this form ; liis specimen 

 was discoloured. Foretarsus normal. 



6. Whij) of j)enis-slipath (PI. LIV. f. lij) about twice as long as the sheath 

 is wide ; two tubercles at cud ; patch of spines of sheath much fflore extended thiii; 

 in zofiata and clavipes. 



