Genus Syntomeida Harris. 



1839 — Harris, Amer. Journ. Sc, \"ol. XWVI, p. 311.1. 



Hippola Walker. 



1854 — Wai.kf.k, Cat. Brit. Mus., I, p. 222. 



Synopsis of Species. 



Abdomen blue with d.Tik red lip epilais. 



Abdomen banded with fulvous ami black ipomoea;. 



S. epilais Walker. 



1S54 — Wai.ki-.k, Cat. I'.rit. Mus., I, p. 227. 



lUack, witli a blue ijreen retlection, last two joints of abdo- 

 men dark verniillioii. Two round silvery white spots at base of 

 abdomen above, and two more lateral, centrally. ( )n fore win^s a 

 white sjiot at base, one in center of and end of cell, one or two 

 between the median venules, and a lar^e one in submedian inter- 

 space. ( >n secondaries, a white discal spot. K\i>anse, 45 mm. 



llal'itat, I'lorida, Mexico, Honduras. 



S. ipomoeae, Harris. 



1839 — Harris, Amer. Journ. .Sc., \'oJ. WW'!, p. 316. 

 f,-rox Wai.kkr. 



1854 — Wai.kkr, Cat. Hrit. Mus. pt. 1, p. 223. 

 eulerpe Herrich — Schaffer. 

 1856 — Herrich — Sciiakifkr, .Vusser. Schmett, f. 430. 



Collar, anterior part of patagia, centre of thora.x and abdomen 

 (except five black bands) fulvous : antenna, legs and wings black. 

 On primaries a pair of somewhat diffuse yellow spots in interspaces 

 between veins 3-4 and 4-5, and one or two very faint ones in 

 the interspaces above, forming an oblique band directed to distal 

 third of costa. .\t base of secondaries a white hyaline patch 

 divided by the internal vein. Expanse, 40 mm. 



Habitat, Southern .States. 



(ieiius Cosmosoma llYibner. 



1824? — HuBNER, Samml. E.\. Schmett. II. 



Aristodiiema, Wallengren. 



1858— Wallenc.ren, Vet. .\k.'ul. F.uh.indl., Vol. XV, p. i?9. 



C. auge Linnaeus. 



1767 — Li.NNAEUS. Syst. Nat., I, p. S07. 

 oinphale Hilbner. 



1824? — HiiHNER, .Samml. E.\ Schmett., II. 

 Body and legs vennillion, head, eiul of abtlomen and a dorsal 



