1896.] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEV/S. 297 



A List of the Sphingidae of Southern New Hampshire. 



By Edward Winslow Cross. 



The species given below were taken by me at Manchester, N. 

 H., in one season's collecting. The list embraces, I think, nearly 

 all the species that occur in this locality. Almost all were taken 

 at light or on flowers at dusk, with the exception of those in the 

 genera Hemaris and Amphion. 



Instead of arranging them in the order of their genera I have 

 chosen rather to give them in the order of their abundance. 



In looking at the list we find that Proloparce celeus and Thyreus 

 abbotii, which are very common in most parts of New England, 

 are rare insects. The only specimen of this latter species that I 

 have seen in the locality was taken by a friend on a window- 

 screen of my house. I took three specimens of Smerinthiis 

 cerisyi one evening at light. Would that I might have another 

 such evening. 



COMMON SPECIES. 



Ceratomia amyntor Hemaris diffinis 



Smerinthus geminatus Paonias excacatus 



Ampelophaga myron Ceratomia undulosa 



" choerilus Sphinx chersis 



Paonias myops " drupiferarum 



Sphinx gordius " kalmiae 



Amphion nessus Triptogon modesta ^. 

 Deilephila chamaenerii 



RARE SPECIES. 



Protoparce celeus Paonias astylus 



Hemaris thysbe Protoparce Carolina 



Deilephila lineata Philampelus pandorus 



Ellema harrisii " achemon 



Triptogon modesta 9 Smerinthus cerisyi 



Sphinx lucitiosa Dolba hyleus 

 Thyreus abbotii 



NEMOBiusNEOMEXiCANusScudder(Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc. 1896, p. 104). 

 — I have found this species rather commonly at Las Cruces and Mesiila, 

 New Mex., where it comes to lights in the evening. It was also taken, 

 together with the type specimen of N. pictus, at the village of Colorado 

 (pronounced Colora-o), New Mex., where they were attracted by light 

 on July 10. I write this note to supplement the uiformation given by Mr. 

 Scudder, and assist future searches for these small Orthoptera.— T. D. A. 



COCKERELL. 



