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on ]). 38 in resjiect to CalUcorc chjmena : "... on rencontre cles taches qui ont di; 

 rapjiort avec Ics chiffros 88. Si de lii on se plairait ;\ prendre nn uom jiour ce 

 Papillon, ou le uommerait le Porte nombre des Indes occideutales. ... II est 

 d'Esseqnebo." [Black type onrs.] Ou the same page he gives the West Indies as 

 habitat of the South American Eunica eurota, which he figures also from the 

 collection E. de Marre. 



From this it is qnite clear (1) that the localities in E. de Marre's collection 

 were not reliable (the same applies to other collections from which Cramer received 

 specimens for his work); (2) that the localities of japix (N. York) and pliolutt 

 (W. Indies) got changed, the Neotrojiic /V//;i/.c having come from '-the West Indies," 

 and the Nearctic pholiis from New York ; (3) that the term " West Indies '' was 

 used so loosely as to include Surinam, where japix occurs. (See also Protoparce 

 brontes.) 



S ? . The external discal line of tlie forewing becomes sometimes more distinct 

 and loses the teeth. 



tj. Tenth tergite rounded-truncate ; sternite rather slender, obtusely pointed. 

 Friction-scales of clasper truncate, not large ; harpe (PI. XLVIIl. f 13) ending in a 

 nearly straight, oblique process, which is somewhat flattened ou upperside at end 

 and here armed with numerous minute teeth. Eight and left processes of penis-sheath 

 dentate (PI. LIV. f. 18), the left one much the smaller ; dentition individually 

 variable ; apical edge of sheath not always oblique as in figure, but often equally 

 curved right and left. 



?. Eighth tergite truncate, not sinuate (PI. XLI. f. 12). Vagiual plate 

 (PI. XLI. f. 11) evenly rounded at the sides and apex ; lateral and anterior edges 

 of orifice raised into a smooth ridge. 



Larva like that of Ampeloeca myron, but thorax with white dorso-lateral line, 

 and the pale dorsal mesial patches with dark centres found in A. mi/ron absent. — 

 Food-plants : same as those of A. niyron. 



Pupa as in .4. myron. 



Hah. Atlantic district of Nearctic Region: Canada to Georgia (probably farther 

 south), westward to the Mississippi basin. 



In the Tring Museum 3 larvae, 1 pupa, 27 6 6, 14 ?¥ from: Iowa, 

 Massachusetts, Long Island, Pennsylvania. 



CXXIII. ACJOSMERYX.— Typus : anceus. 



Sjihhix, StoU, in Cramer, Pup. Exot. iv. p. 124 (1781). 



Enyo Hubner, ]'cc;. hclc. Schm. p. 132 (1822) (partim ; type : japh;). 



Philampeluf, Walker {nun Harris, 183'.l), LUt Ltp. //k. B. M. viii. p. 173 (185G). 



ZoniVm id. {mm id . 1850) /..■. xxxi. p. 34 (1864). 



Vaphmisa Murray {nun Walker, 18&6), Cisi. Eul. i. p. 178 (1873). 



Acosmet-yx Boisduval, Spec.Um.Lip. IIH. i, p. 214 (1875) (type : anceus). 



<J ? . Geual process anguliform, curving backwards, nearly reaching lip of 

 pilifer. Palpus large, rounded in side-view. Antenna setiform, slender, gradually 

 thinning ajiicad, hook long, gradually curved ; end-segment very long, filiform, 

 rough-scaled, penultimate one longer than vertically broad. No eyelashes. Spines 

 of abdomen numerous, the short ones pale, rather weak, the long ones stronger. 

 Midcoxal merum rounded behind ; long si)urs twice the length of the short 



ones ; midtarsus with comb, spines of same not long ; hindtibia heavily scaled. 



Forewing aintiate between SC and SC". 



