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Subfamily Philampelinae. l\\|ms : I'liohm satcllitia. 



Sphinf/kk'H Leach, in Brewst., Edinh. Enci/i-l, ix. p. 130 (ISl;')) (p;utiui). 



Sphiiigidiii' Samouelle, Eiit. Cumpend. p. 243 (IKl'.l) (parfcim). 



Boinhijhae Hiibner, Vcrz. heh. Srhm. p. 131 (1822) (partim). 



Eiimorphte id., I.e. p. 133 (1822) (partim). 



DeihphUne id.. I.e. p. 136 (1822) (partim). 



Mamlueae id., I.e. p. 138 (1822) (partim). 



Smeriiitlii id., J.c. 141 (1822) (partim). 



Sesiiduf Stephens, Illuslr. Brit. Enl., Unust. i. p. 132 (1828) (partim ; type : HaemorrhaqUi titynx). 



Marroglossi III Grote t>i Robin.son, Pi-oc, Ent. So.\ Philad. v. p. 149 (18li.''>) (partim ; iidin mid.). 



ChneriiriniipiniWi., I.e. p. 153 (18G5) (partim ; iioiii iiud.). 



" Sme'rinthides " Boisduval, Sper. Gen. Lep. Het. i. p. 8 (1875) (partim). 



" Euryglottides " id.. I.e. p. 58 (1875) (partim). 



" Deile'philides " id., I.e. p. 158 (187.'i) (partim). 



" Macroglossides " id., I.e. p. 289 (1875) (partim). 



Miierof/lii.ssiiiiie Butler, Trans. Z,uil. Sue. Land. ix. p. 510. 517 (1877) (partim ; includes type of 



i^esihidt'). 

 Chaert>eanipin(fe id.. I.e. p. 51G. 544 (1877) (partim ; type : iljienitr). 

 Smerinlliimie id., I e. p. 51l'i. 582 (1877) (partim). 

 Spliin;/imir id.. I.e. p. 517. 598 (1877) (partim). 



Pitriigonidiie Burmeister, Deser. Rep. An/nit. v. p. 3-f2 (1878) (partim). 

 Philampdkhir id., I.e. p. 345 (1878) (partim). 



c??. Sexual armature symmetrical ; tenth segment (c?) not divided mesially, 

 the tergite narrow ; seventh sternite ( ? ) membranaceous distally, never spinose. 

 Abilominal .spines nniserial only in Plioln.i and Tinostoma. No high crest on 

 mcsonofnm, and second segment of palpus (skeleton) not angnlate laterally iu any 

 species. 



The snhfamily ftills into two tribes : PhilampeUcae, represented by two genera, 

 which are American (North and South America, Sandwich Is.), and Nephe.licae, 

 which do not occur in the Neotrojiical Region, except Northern Mexico. 



Tribe PhilampeUcae. — Typns : Pholus mt.tdlifiii. 



Philinnprlitlne Burmei.ster, I.e. 



(^¥. Abdominal s])ines uniseriate, those of tlic tergites long, conical. End- 

 segment of antenna long, witli dispersed half erect scales all round. Scales at 

 edge of not-scaled area of inner surface of first segment of palpus short and 

 broad, not long and hair-like. Merum of midcoxa not angulate. Friction-scales 

 of clasj)er numerous and small. 



I'uija cylindrical anteriorly, head rounded, tongue-case not compressed. 

 Larva tajiering in front ; horn long in first stages, short later on, replaced 

 by a liutton-like tubercle in last stage. 

 Iliih. America ; Sandwicli Islands. 

 Two genera : 



Second segment of piilpus less than twice as 



long as broad ...... ('XII. I'lioliis. 



Second segment <jI' palpus (hrcc times as long 

 as liroad ; S(!- and li.' nf liiiidwiiig im a, 

 long stalk C.XIII. 'I'itioiilomii. 



