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Genus 13. Amphion, Hiibner. 

 Amp/uon, Hiibner, Verz. bck. Schmett. p. 135 (181G). 



Amphion nessus. 

 Sphinx nessus, Cramer, Pap. Exot. vol. ii. p. 16, pi. 107. fig. D (1779). 

 Amphion nessus, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 135. no. 14-14 (1816). 

 Thyreus? nessus, Hams, Cat. N.-Ara. Sph., Sill. Joum. vol. xxxvi. p. 308 (1839). 



Trenton Falls (Loubleday) ; Orilla, Canada West (Bush). B.M. 



Genus 14. Deidamia, Clemens. 

 Deidamia, Clemens, Syn. N.-Am. Sph. p. 137 (1859) . 



Deidamia insciupta. 

 Pteroffon? inscriptum, Harris, Cat. N.-Am. Sph., Sill. Joum. vol. xxxvi. p. 306 (1838). 

 TJiyreus? inscriptus, Walker, Lep. Het. viii. p. 100. no. 4 (1856). 



Deidamia inscripta, Clemens, Syn. N.-Am. Sph., Journ. A. N. S. Phil. p. 137 (1859) ; Grote, Bull. 

 Buff. Soc. p. 20(1873). 



"Atlantic district" (Grote). 



Mr. Grote queries this as the Sphinx japix of Cramer. I can hardly believe it to bo 

 that species ; but if so, Mr. Walker's genus Unzela will take priority. 



Genus 15. Unzela, Walker. 

 Unzela, Walker, Lep. Het. viii. p. 161. gen. 18 (1856). 



Unzela japix. 

 Sphinx japix, Cramer, Pap. Exot. i. p. 137, pi. 87. fig. C (1779). 

 Enyo japix, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 132. no. 1416 (1816). 

 Unzela japyx (sic), Walker, Lep. Het. viii. p. 162. no. 2 (1856). 

 Unzela discrepans, Walker, /. c. no. 1 (1856). 

 Cornipalpus succinctus, Felder, Eeise der Nov., Lep. iv. tab. 82. fig. 6 (Nov. 1874). 



Kio Janeiro (Stevens). "-M. 



For information respecting Cramer's locality for this species see Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. 

 vol. v. p. 192 (18G5). 



Genus 16. Proserpinus, Hiibner. 

 Proseiyinus, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 132 (1816). 



1. Proseepinus cenotiieRjE. 

 Sphinx amotherm, Fabricius, Sp. Ins. ii. p. 141. no. 10 (1781). 

 Proserpinus Oenothera:, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 132. no. 1413 (1810). 



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