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or almost straight. The legs are strong and moderately long, the posterior tibiae 

 having two very short external and two long internal spurs. Male. — Antennae 

 prismatic and well ciliated. Female. — Antennae simple. 



The specimens of the perfect insects of this genus in my possession most undoubtedly 

 show strong affinities to that of Philampelus. I am at loss to conceive wherein Mr. 

 Walker can perceive any affinity to Macroglossa, unless it be in resumens and incon- 

 spicua. These species I have never seen, and the generic diagnosis given above cannot, 

 therefore, include any structural peculiarities which may characterize them. 



SPECIES. 



§ Hind wings with interior angle salient and covered with silvery scales, 

 f External margin of fore wings slightly excavated behind tip and above inner angle. 



48. Ficus. — Greenish brown ; hind wings luteous with abroad central and margined black band. 



Male of Ficus ? — Bright pure brown ; hind wings ochraceous, with a central patch and margined band 

 black. 



f Fore wings acuminated, rather narrow and doubly excavated. 



49. Inornata. — Hind wings concolorous dark brown. 



§§ Interior angle of hind wings not salient nor covered with silvery scales. 

 a. Hind wings pale fawn-color. 



50. Resumens, with a black discal stripe connected at the tip with a black marginal stripe. 



51. Inconspicua, with two dark brown stripes, the one discal, the other marginal. 



48. P. Ficus. Marian, pi. 33. Sphinx Ficus Drury, II. 44, pi. 26, f.' 1 ; Cramer, III. 88, 



pi. 246, f. E.; Linn. Mus. Lud. Ulr. 353; Clerck. Icon. pi. 49, f. 2; Fair. Sjp. Ins. II. 145, 16; 

 Mant. Ins. II, 95, 29; Ent. Syst. III. 1, 366, 31. Gmel. Syst. Nat. I. 5, 2380, 15. Pholus Ficus 

 Huhner, Verz. Schmett. 134, 1438. Pachylia Ficus Walker, p. 189. 

 Pale luteous brown, varied with dark brown. Head, thorax and palpi dark brown. Abdomen pale 

 brown on the sides and between the basal segments ; the two basal segments banded with blackish brown. 

 Anterior wings luteous brown, with dark brown markings ; a patch at the base and a single line nearly 

 joining it, three wavy lines crossing the middle of the disc, a conspicuous discal spot, a patch near the 

 origins of medio-superior and central nervules, a small patch on the inner margin beneath it, consisting of 

 three short lines, the most posterior of which is the continuation of the upper of three separated, denticu- 

 lated lines curving across the middle of the nervules. A semi-oval, apical, pale greenish brown patch, 

 pointed on the tip and bordered beneath by a dark brown triangular shade, the tip of which reaches the 

 medio-central nervule on the margin. Posterior wing pale luteous, with a broad central black band and a 

 broad marginal band of the same hue tapering toward the inner margin, with an indistinct line of the same 

 hue above it ; inner angle covered with niveous scales. 



Geographical distribution. — Mexico, West Indies, S. America. 

 Collection of W. H. Edwards and Acad. Nat. Sciences, Philadelphia. 





Measurements- 



-a Female. 







HEAD. 



THORAX. 



ABDOMEN. 



BODY. 



ANT. WING. 



Length. Breadth. 



Length. Breadth. 



Length. Breadth. 



Length. 



Length. 



3-75 ? 2-50 



7-50 600 



15'00 TOO 



27-00 



2800 



