( 703 ) 

 65T. Xylophanes tersa. 



Drury, llluslr. Ex. /n.i. i, p. dl. t. ix. f. :'. (1770) (Maryland ; Jamaica ; St. Christopher ; Aatigoa). 

 Sjihin.r tfr^n Lintu'. .!/(/»(. Plant, p. 53K (1771 ) ; Drury, /..■. Imler (1773) ; Fabr., .S';/.<(. Eiit. p. 537. 



D. i (177."i) ; Mull., .\iitiii:i. S'lpj'L p. 302. n. -Ji (1770) ; Goeze, Ejit. Beyti: iii. 2. p. 203. n. 3 



(1780) ; Fabr., Sj,er. Ins. ii. p. 153. n. 5'.) (1781) ; Stoll. in Cram., Pap. Exot. iv. p. L'-26. t. S'JT. 



f. c (1782) : Fabr., .\lant. Ins. ii. p. '.18. n. 65 (1787) : Gmel., Syst. Xat. i. .'). p. 237'J. n. 7 



(17'JO) ; Fabr., Ent. S>/.'<t. iii. 1. p. 378. n. G'J (1793) : Abbot & Smith, Ins. Oeun/la i. p. 75. 



t. 38 («., J)., ;.) (1797). 

 Thiietra levsa, HUbner, Ver:.. bek. Sclim. p. 135. n. 1449 (1822) ; Kirby, Cat. Lrp. Ilel. i. p. ('i57. 



n. 81 (18;i2): Beutenm., Bull. Awei: .l/«s. .Y. S. vii. p. 287. t. 3. f. 4 (1895) (X. York) ; 



Bonningb., //■/» .\ii. p. 12«. n. .53 (1H99) (Rio de Jan.). 

 Chuerwa nqja lersn, Harris, in Siilim., Juiirn. Sc. Art xxxvi. p. 303. n. 4 (1839); Lucas, in Sagra, 



llist. Cuba vii. p. 293 (1851)) ; Morris, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 20 (1860) ; Clem., in Morris, S.i/n. 



Lep. X. Am', p. 171. n. 1 (ISlVJ) ; Grote, Pruc. Ent. .So,'. Philad. vi. p. 32S (18G7) ; id., 7'/7(h«. 



Ainer. Ent. Sor, iii. p. 184 (1871); Grote, f'"/«(f/. AV. iii. p. 101 (1871) (Alabama) : Boisd., 



fiper. Gen. Up. Net. i. p. 2(i8. D. 58 (1875) ; Moschl., Vcrli. Zool. Bnt. liex. M'ien xxvi. p. 350 



(1876) (Surinam) : Burm., Descr. Rqi. Ari/,nt. v. p. 354 (1878) (Buenos Ayres) ; id., l.r. Atlas 



p. 37. t. 1.5. f. .3 (/.) (1K79) (Nova Friburgo ; Buenos Ayres) ; Reed, HijU. Ent. Sue. Ontario 



xii. p. 57 (18.Ki) ; Fern., Sp/ihig. .V. Eh[/1. p. 62. n. 29 (1886) ; Grote, Cunad. Ent. xviii. p. 132. 



n. 33 (1886) ; Smith, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. XT. p. 135. t. 6. f. 7 (genit.) (1888) ; Edw., Bull. 



U. St. .\. Mns. XXXV. p. 42 (1889) (liter, rel. to metam.) ; Druce, in Biul. Cnilr. Anicr., Lip. 



Hel. Siqipl. p. 304 (1896) ; Rowl., Ent. Xeio.^ ix. p. 191 (1H98) (Missouri, at light) : Kaye, 



Trans. Ent. Sue. Lund. p. 138 (1901) (Trinidad). 

 Ikdephila ter^a, Drury, ed. Westwood, IJhislr. Ex. Ins. i. p. 56. t. 28. f. 3. (1837) ; Gruy, Canad. 



Ent. xi. p. 140 (1879) (X. York). 

 Phllinujieliis lersa, Burmeister, Sjiliincj. Bras. p. 60. n. 4 (1856) (larva dgscr.). 

 Mdupsilus tersa, Duncan, in Jard., .Y<(^ Libr. xxxvii. p. 99. t. 5. f . I ( ? ), t. 6. f. 1 (/.) (1843) ; 



Grote. Bull. Bnffalu Sur. N. Sc. i. p. 22 (1874) ; id., /..■. ii. p. 226. n. 33 (1875) ; id., /.,-. iii. 



p. 222. n. 35 (1877). 

 Chucrocampa lersa, Walker, /./»/ Lep. Ins. B. .1/. viii. p. 131. n. 5 ( 1856) ; Clem., Joiim. Ar. X. Se. 



Philad. iv. p. 150. n. 31 (1859) ; Herr.-Sch., C'orre.y,. Bl. p. 5K (1865) (Cuba) ; Grote, Pruc. 



Ent. Sur. Philad. V. p. 56 (1H65) (Cuba) ; id. & Rob., ibid. v. p. 1.55. n. 43 (1865) : Butl., 



Trans. Zuul. Sur. Load. ix. p. 563. n. 53 (1877) (sai/iltatu excl.) ; Dew., .Mittli. Miinrh. Ent. 



F«-. i. p. 91 (1877) (Porto Rico) ; Gundl., Cuntr. Ent. Cnbana p. 191 (1K8I) (descr. of larva 



and pupa) ; Butl., Papiliu i. p. 104 (1881) (Florida) ; Druce, in Biul. Cnilr. Amer. i. p. 10. 



u. 7 (18K1) ; Pilate, Papdio ii. p. (i6 (1882) (Dayton, Ontario) : Weism., ed. Meld., .S7w/. Tlaur. 



Desr. i. p. 196. t. 4. f. 35 (18K2) (larva) ; Edw., En/. Amer. iii. p. 163 (18H7) (pupa). 

 Ikilunrhe tersa Grote, //uwlc .Unlhs X. Am. p. .30 (1K86). 



J?. E.xteriial spur of midtibia lonjrer than iiiiKT one. Spines of abdominal 

 lurgites nniseriak". Abdomen with three faint lines above, the middle one veiy 

 thin, a double line beneath, accompanied on eacii side by two more lines, which 

 however are extremely faint ; no black lateral patch. The spots of the hindwing 

 variable in size, sj-ot .SC-'-K' often absent; this is the case in nearly every 

 specimen from Jamaica and Cuba, but occurs also in individuals iVoni other 

 localities, while in individuals from St. Vincent the spots are more or less contiguous 

 and stand closer to tlie margin. Barbados sijecirucns in the Brilisii Museum are 

 pale and have the spots of the hindwing large and non-confluent, wliile a V from 

 Gua<lelou]ie has the ujijier spot shade<l with tawny. 



6. Tenth al)dominal tergite sinuate ; sternile I'allier slender, poinled. I'rocesB 

 of harpe of nearly even width to near end, doilate above. Armature of penis- 

 sheath (I'l. LVII. f. K) reminding one of that found in aaafja.s and allies : the 

 incrassate dorso-apical edge teiininating de.\tro-laterall)' in a slioit dentate process, 

 and continued on the left, side into a low ridge, e.xlendini;' pnp.\imail and bearing 

 a single row of teeth. 



Larva with a row of seven round oedli IVojn fourlh ^eginenl I'l horn, Mlnaled 



