DARAPSA; GURELCA; SPHECODINA; DEIDAMIA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
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52. Genus: Darapsa Wkr. 
This genus containing but one species is separated from the preceding Ampeloeca by spined tibiae. 
Veins 6 and 7 of hindwing are stalked. Otherwise very much like the two preceding species in the exterior. 
D. pholus Gr. ( = azaleae Abb. & Sm., chlorinda Martyn, choerilus Cr.) (98 D d). Light reddish-brown pholus. 
with a faint lilac pink shine and a darker brown distal half; in which there is an irregularly undulated subterminal 
line; apex and the upper three fourths of the margin of the light ground-colour. Hindwing cinnamon-red. 
The form — flavescens Closs, from Canada, has yellowish-grev forewings and reddish-yellow hindwings. — flavescens. 
brodiei Clark, from Manitoba, Ottawa and New Scotland, the larva of which lives on Viburnum opulus ameri- brodici. 
canum, is somewhat smaller than typical pholus, more distinctly marked, therefore more variegated, the lines 
in the postmedian area are less distinct, the median line often absent. Apex more produced, the discal margin 
more concave in the upper half, the lower more convex. — The light lines on the thorax are more distinct. 
The larva resembles that of A. myron, but the dark-centrecl dorsal spots are absent, and the light subdorsal 
line extends to the head, whilst in myron it begins only at the 4th segment. It lives on Ampelopsis and Vitis. 
53. Genus: Gurelea Ky. 
It is a most remarkable fact that two Mexican representatives have been discovered of this otherwise 
Inclo-Australian genus (cf. Vol. X, p. 554 and Vol. II, p. 254), one representative of which, masuriensis Btlr., 
extends into the palaearctic region. Small Sphingids with dentate distal margins; eyes ciliated, head with a- 
parted tuft with 2 ridges. Antennae short, filiform. Tibiae spined. 
Type: G.hyas Wkr. 
G. muelleri Clark. Antennae brown above, grey below, palpi grey, strewn with brown, like the body; muelleri. 
ventrum grey, the segments dark red beneath, strewn with yellow, one white dot on each side of these 3 segments. 
Fore wing above bluish-grey, marked darker than in sonorensis Clark, the contrasts between light and darker 
more distinct than there; stigma very narrow, crescentiform, convex basally; a dark dentate band in the centre 
of the wing, the tip on vein 4. Hindwing bright yellow with a black marginal band, narrower than in sonorensis. 
Anal angle grey, enclosing a black line. Length of fore wing: 21 mm. Guerrero. 
G. sonorensis Clark (98 D b). Similar to muelleri, fore wing light brown, the oblique median line not sonorensis. 
dentate on 4; some dentate lines near the anal angle. Hindwing yellow, the brown distal margin not sharply 
defined, the whitish anal spot enclosing a dark line. Sonora, taken in August. 
54. Genus: Spliecodina Blch. 
This very peculiar genus containing only 2 species shows a peculiar range, one species occurring in 
Eastern Asia ( caudata Brem. & Grey , Vol. II, p. 252 and pi. 39 e), the second just at the opposite coast of America, 
only in the Eastern States. Abdomen flattened, with lateral hair-tufts and a tripartite anal tuft in the Shape 
of wings narrow, distal margin angularly dentate. 
Type: S. abbotti Swains. 
S. abbotti Swains. (98 D c). This quite unmistakable species exhibits violettish-black forewings with abbotti. 
light brownish-grey oblique lines in the distal area, with very long black sagittal streaks. Basal part of hindwing 
light lemon-coloured with a broad black distal part. — Larva green or brown with large green spots above and 
on the sides. It lives on Vitis and Ampelopsis. Canada to Georgia and the Mississippi. 
55. Genus: Deidamia Clem. 
The only species resembles species of Hemeroplanes in its exterior. Head tufted, palpi small, coarsely 
haired, eyes ciliated, antennae long filiform. Abdomen with a small triangular anal tuft. Tibiae spineless. 
Pulvillus and paronychium present. Distal margin of fore wing strongly and irregularly dentate. 
D. inscriptum Harr. (98 D c). This pretty light grey species marked with dark brown is much bred, inscriptum. 
Eorewing light violettish-grey with a brown curved antemedian line with a darkened brown distal part which 
remains light grey above vein 6, a white triangular spot below the apex, and small dark brown spots before it. 
Hindwing cinnamon-red with a dark brown submarginal line and white fringe. — Larva green with light 
subdorsal lines terminating into the granulated horn. On Vitis and Ampelopsis. Canada to Virginia, to the 
west as far as the Mississippi. 
