MACROGLOSS A ERATO. Boisduval. 
Lep. Cal.. (Ann. Soc. Ent. Bel. XII), p. 65, (1868). 
Butler , Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond., IX, p. 529, (1877). 
Euproserpinus Phaeton , Grote <£ Rob., Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., Y, p. 17S, (1865), Trans. Am. Enl. Soc., II, p. 181, (1868). IPy. 
Edwds., Proc. Cal. Acad. Sc., (1875). 
(PLATE XIY, FIG. 1.) 
This rare little species having been described at length by Dr. Boisduval, and also by Grote & R., as I 
give a figure of the upper surface I may be spared from nauseating the student by further repetition except to 
add that the under side of primaries is white bordered with fuscous at outer margin, and secondaries pale yellow 
with black border outwardly. 
It occurs in Los Angelos County and probably in other parts of Southern California. I am indebted for 
the possession of the original of the accompanying figure, which was taken by the late G. R. Crotch, to the 
enduring goodness of the great savan, Dr. H. Hagen. 
The name Phaeton adopted by Grote cannot for a moment he entertained as his original description in Proc. Ent. Soc., Y, 178, 
was made from a picture and not from any real insect, for particulars of which piratical attempt see foot-note on page 113 of this work. 
Several years later when Grote accompanied his patron Robinson on a visit to Europe they received the species from Dr. Bois- 
duval and on their return home gave from said example their re-description, which however was notin time to supersede that of 
Boisduval published in Ann. Soc. Ent. Beige, (XII, p. 65). To these circumstances Dr. Boisduval alludes in the Lep. Het. (Suites a 
Buffon), p. 363, (1874), where he says that at the desire of MM. Grote & Robinson he presented them with this rarity as well as many 
other Heterocerons Lep., as they were anxious to have them to illustrate some articles on the Lep. Het. of the United States, and he 
further adds that he cannot understand why they substituted the name of Phaeton for his name of Erato P 
On the appearance of the above Grote delivered himself in the Canadian Enl. (VIII, p. 28, 1876), along with other equally 
savory and modest matter, of the following: “ Euproserpinus phaeton G. & R. Dr. Boisduval (Suites a Buflbn, 1874, 363) says as to the 
species which he calls Macroglossa pkaetOv, quoting Grote and Robinson’s original description, that he does hot know by what chance we 
changed the name gf? this speqies from erato to 'phaeton. This remark is based on a misunderstanding.'' He then goes on to say that 
when he and his colleague first described this species from a picture and from information received from Mr. S. Calverly, who also 
stated that the species was described in MSS. by Dr. Boisduval as Proserpinus phaeton, that “’we preserved Dr. Boisditval’s name, giving 
him in our paper credit for the species.” 
Would the reader like to know how Grote gave Dr. Boisduval credit for the species? By referring to the description in question 
he will see this line: “ It appears that Dr. Boisduval has etiq united a specimen in his cabinet as Proserpinus Phaeton that is the way 
he gave him credit for the species. Wasn’t it a noble way? Who will dare doubt after this that nobility of soul still finds an abiding 
place in the human breast? Further on in the same article Grote states that Dr. Boisduval lent him and his colleague an example 
from which for the first time they made their description from the real insect, (in Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., 1878), adding that “at about 
the same time Dr. Boisduval published the species under the name of erato.” Thus goes on this Sir Arrogantissimus from foul to 
fouler, bewraying himself with the filth of his own conceit; for of a verity, hath it not been most truly said bv the world-renowned 
Sancho Panza that the higher a monkey climbs the more he exposes himself to shame and ridicule. 
PTEROGON TE REGGIE IIv. Edwards. 
( Proserpinus T.) Proc. Cal. Acad. Sc., (1S75). 
(PLATE XIV, FIG. 2, tf.) 
Fully described in the work above cited. The figure on plate XIV was drawn from one of the two orig- 
inal types loaned for the purpose by my very dear friend, Dr. IT. Behr, in whose poll, are the only two examples 
so far known to science. The under side of primaries is greenish yellow shaded broadly in the middle with 
drill red. Secondaries also greenish yellow with a faint median band of a shade darker. It is closely allied to 
the Eur. P. Proserpina, Pall. ( Oenotherae , Schiff.). Described from two c?' taken at Mazatlan, Mex., by the 
late Baron Terloot, to whom the species was dedicated by its author. 
SMERINTHUS IMPERATOR. Xov. Sp. 
(PLATE XIV, FIG. 3, $.) 
Female. Expands If inches. 
Head above yellow fawn colour, thorax violaceous grey, not dark ; abdomen yellowish fawn shaded, some- 
*Nous avons prete cette rarete a MM. Grote et Robinson, ainsi que plusieurs autres Lepidopteres hetero-ceres pour qu’ils puissant, 
selon leur desir, les faire figurer dans nn ouvrage qu’ils ont entrepris sur les Lepidopteres Heteroceres des Etats-Unis d’Amerique. 
Xous ne savons pas par quel hasard ces messieurs ont change notre nom d’ Erato ponr lui substituer eelui de Phaeton. 
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