LEPIDOPTERA* ' 375 
TASCHENBERa (Zeitschr. ges. Naturw. xxix. p. 164, pi. 6) describes and 
figures a supposed monstrosity of a Hawkmoth, having the body and fore 
wings of Sphhix ligiistri, and in place of the hind wings both pairs of S. galii. 
According to a later communication from Hackel (1. c. p. 498), the specimen 
is an artificial combination. ^ 
Macroglossa stellatarimi. The habit of this species of flying along walls &c. 
is discussed by M'Lachlan, Bond, and Wallace. Proc. Ent. Soc. 1866 and 
1867, pp. xlix & lx. Bond considers its object to be the finding of some place 
of concealment — which is confirmed by Wallace. 
Smermthm ocdlatus. G edge found that the $ of this species laid 86l 
eggs and still retained 38 ; total 389. Ent. M. Mag. Hi. p. 206. 
Deilephila dahlii (Tr.). Mabille remarks on the habits of this insect, the 
larvfB of which feed on species of Euphorlia. Ann. Soc. Ent. Er. 4® s6r. vi. 
p. 657. 
A. Gouley records the finding of the larvre of various species of the genus 
Deilephila upon the leaves of the Fuchsia. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1866, p. Ixvi. 
G. Semper (Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. in Wien, xvii. pp. 699, 700) indicates the 
characters of thelo.rva3 of Macrosila discistriga (Walk.), Panacra vigil (Gu^r.), 
and P. S6’ff^uJfl!r/s(Walk.), Pergesa actceus (Cram.), Chcerocampa celerio (Linn.), 
C. alecto (Linn.), C. clotlio (Drury), and (7. oldenlandice (Fab.). The larva 
and pupa of the first-named species and those of C. clotho are figured (1. c. 
pi. 23. figs. 2 & 3). 
New species : — 
Chcerocampa Icevis, Grote & Bobinson, Ann. Lyc. New York, viii. p. 366, 
ph 14. fig. 1, Mexico j C. ceratomioides^ Grote & Rob. 1. c. p. 868, pi. 14. fig. 2, 
Mexico. 
Minetra tigrina^ Vollenhoven, Tijdschr. v. Ent. 2^® ser. i. p. 210, pi. 10. 
fig. 2, Salwatty. 
Zyg^nidas. 
Grote discusses the characters of this family and describes 
some of the Cuban species (Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vi. pp. 173- 
188). He inclines to place at the head of the subfamily Zygge- 
ninse (Pack.) the narrou^ecies with vitreous wings which simu- 
late the Sesioid type, ^[^e basal segment of the abdomen in all 
the genera is swelled laterally, and in some this swelling is very 
prominent ; the protuberance assumes a valvular form, being se- 
parated from the crust of the body beneath, and has been com- 
pared by Guerin to the pouches of the Cicadae. Grote says this 
character is common to both sexes, and he is inclined to give it 
importance in the characters of the genera. Phyllcecia (Guer.) 
and Mastigocera {RQxr.)=Horama (Hlibn.), which is charac- 
terized (L c. p. 180), as is Eunomia of the same author (L c. 
p. 187). 
Grote (Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vi. pp. 324-327) also discusses the systematic 
arrangement of thq genera of this group. 
liuriia riihclla {Gxoid) — Gundlachia cruenta (H.-Sch.) is figured by Grote, 
Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vi. pi. 6. fig. 1, as also : — Horama dijffissa (Grote) =ZT. 
pretcllns (H.-Sch.), /, c. pi. 6. fig. 2j Callicorvs pcnnipes (Grote) ATorawia 
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