SPHINGIDiE. 
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N. American Sphingidce , and discusses their probable origin. The 34 
genera and 93 species are considered to be derived from three different 
sources, as follows: — (1) Descendants from a circumpolar fauna; 47 
species, belonging to 10 genera. (2) Accessions from the tropics; 26 
species, belonging to 11 genera. (3) Genera of N. American origin, 
peculiar to that continent ; 20 species, belonging to 14 genera. 
Schilde, J. Darwinistische Ungeheuer. Ent. Nachr. ix. pp. 225-232. 
Discusses protective appearances in various Sphinges and their larvae. 
Druco, Biol. Contr. Am. Lep. Ilet. pi. iii. figs. 1— G, figures the following 
Sphingidce apart from the text : — Clanis imperialism Checrocampa god- 
mani , Calliomma nohile , Amphionyx rivularis , Perigonia lusca and 
restituta. 
Waterhouse figures Daphnis torrenia, Ambulyx argentata and elwesi, 
Druce, Macroglossa cynniris, Guer., Chcerocampa margarita, Kirby, Enyo 
excisa , Walk., Diludia bethia , Kirby, Tripiogon rectilinea , Moore, and 
Aleuron butleri, Kirby ; Aid, ii. pis. cxxxvi. figs. 1-3, & cxl. figs. 1-6. 
Diloplionota ello , Linn., Argeus labruscce, Linn, (imago squeaks like a 
mouse), and Pachylia inornata, Clem. (pi. v. figs. 12-14, larvae and pupa) : 
transformations described ; E. D. Jones, P. Liverp. Soc.xxxvi. pp. 47-51. 
Philampelus vitis , Linn., and anchemolus , Cram. : transformations 
noticed ; id. 1. c. xxxvii. pp. 244 & 245. 
Macroglossa titan, Cram., mimicking Trochilus ; Krause, Sci. Goss. xix. 
p. 139. 
Enyo lugubris , Linn. (= fegeus , Cram., and luctuosus , Boisd.), noticed ; 
Moscliler, Verh. z.-b. Wien, xxxii. p. 333. 
Dilephila nicaia, var. castissima (Mill., MS.) from Algeria described ; 
Austaut, Le Nat. v. p. 360. 
Smerinthus ocellatus and populi : hybrids usually show traces of her- 
maphroditism, which seems to indicate that hermaphroditism is encou- 
raged by hybridism, and that the usual sterility of hybrids may be due 
to this cause; Kirby, Evolution and Natural Theology, pp. 66 & 67. S. 
austauti , Staud., ab. mirabilis from Algeria described; Austaut, l. c. 
p. 359. S. populeti, Bienert, is very doubtfully distinct from populi f 
Linn.; Alpheraky, Rev. mens. Ent. i. pp. 17 & 18. S. populi: note on 
very young larva; Hellins, Ent. M. M. xix. p. 209. 
Acherontia atropos trying to enter a beehive by daylight ; Perkins, 
Ent. M. M. xix. p. 236. Odour ; Hall, Ent. xvi. pp. 14 & 15. 
Sphinx catalpce, Boisd.: transformations figured; Am. Nat. xvii. p. 400. S. 
ligustri : case of retarded emergence ; McRae & Argent, Ent. xvi. pp. 187 
& 234. S. lugens, Walk. (= eremitoides, Walk.) : transformations de- 
scribed ; Snow, Tr. Kansas Soc. iv. [1875] pp. 28 & 29. S.pinastri : note 
on transformations ; Sci. Goss. xix. p. 17. 
Daremma hageni, Grote, occurs in Texas, not Kansas ; Grote, Papilio, 
iii. p. 65. 
Sorocaba, g. n., Moore, P. Liverp. Soc. xxxvi. p. 50. Allied to An- 
driasa, Cressonia, and Pseudo smerinthus. Type, S. anomala, sp. n., 
ibid., pi. vi. fig. 15 (larva, which mimics that of a Danais ), San Paulo, 
Brazil. 
