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longer than broad, the hind margin obliquely convex ; the inner somewhat concave 

 above the interior angle. The posterior wings are rounded at the tip and the hind 

 border slightly excised near the interior angle. The legs are long and the two 

 exterior spurs of the hind tibiae very short, the two interior long. Male. — Antennae 

 ciliferous. Female. — Antennas simple. 



Larva. — Head small and elongate-globose, caudal horn rather short, nearly straight 

 and rough. Without oblique bands, but with a row of subdorsal spots on each side. 

 The anterior segments are much attenuated, and are capable of being withdrawn or 

 shortened or much extended ; none of the segments dilated. When disturbed they 

 fall from their food-plants, shorten the anterior segments and bend the head toward 

 the terminal extremity. In repose the anterior rings are merely shortened. The 

 larval transformation takes place in a superficial cell excavated from the surface. 



SPECIES. 



22. Lineata. — Thorax with six white lines. 



23. Galii. — Thorax and head with a white line on the sides. 

 Intermedia of Kirby variety of Galii ? 



24. Oxybaphia. New Sp. — The larva. 



22. D. lineata.— Sphinx lineata Fabr. Ent, Syst. III. 1, 368, 39 ; Abbott & Smith, I. 77, pi. 39. Sphinx 

 Daucus Cramer, II. 41, pi. 125, f. D. Deilephila lineata Harris, p. 304, 1. Deilephila Daucus 

 Stephens, I. 126, 4 ; Wood. Ind. Ent. pi. 53, f. 27 ; Walker, p. 171. 

 Palpi white beneath. Head and thorax dark olive with a white line on each side extending to the end 

 of tegulse, where it is edged above slightly with blackish ; two white dorsal lines and one on superior edge 

 of the tegulse. Abdomen greenish brown, tinged with reddish on the sides : a white dorsal line with a 

 double row of black dorsal spots and lateral alternate white and black spots. Anterior wings deep oliva- 

 ceous, with a straight buff colored band from the inner margin of the base to the tip, and its basal and 

 apical portion whitish ; the olivaceous portions of the wing are bordered and shaded with black ; a white 

 discal line and all the nervules white except the apical ; a marginal bluish gray space and fringes dark 

 buff. Posterior wings black, costa brownish, with a rose colored central band, including a white spot near 

 the inner margin and a marginal reddish line ; fingers white. 



Some specimens received from Smithsonian Institution in Capt. Pope's collection 

 were considerably below the average in size. 



Egg. ? 



Young Larva. ? 



Mature Larva. — Head dark green, dotted with yellow dots. Body uniform yellowish green ; a dorsal 

 patch on first segment darker and dotted with yellowish white ; a subdorsal row of elliptical spots, con- 

 nected by an intermediate faint yellow line ; the spots consist of two curved short black lines, enclosing 

 superiorly an orange yellow dash, and inferiority the yellow subdorsal line. The stigmatae are reddish 

 orange, black margined on a yellow base. Shield and terminal prolegs roughened with white dots ; caudal 

 horn yellowish orange toward extremity, and rough. Feet yellow. Length about three inches. 



Pupation — The pupa is light brown, the head case compressed laterally and prominent ; tongue case not 



