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400 INSECTA, LEPIDOPTERA.
W. Hobbs, Ent. v. pp. 169, 180, 214; also by J. Hellins, from his own and
others' observations, Ent. M. M. vii. pp. 99-102.
DeUephila galii. Larva described by Newman, Ent. v. pp. 191, 192;
further remarks by W. May, pp. 201, 202. Also described by Buckler, from
a number of very variable larvae : Ent. M. M. vii. pp. 123-127.
Deilephila lineata, F. Figured, with two varieties of larvae, in Amer. Ent.
ii. pp. 257, 258.
Philampelus achemon and satellitia. Transformations figured and described,
Amer. Ent. ii. pp. 54, 55, S9, 90.
Darapsa versicolor, Harr. Larva feeds on Cephalanthus occidentalis, W. H.
Edwards, Canad. Ent. ii. p. 134.
Darapsa myron, Cram. Transformations figured and described in Amer.
Ent. ii. pp. 22-24.
Paehyliaficus. Schaufuss describes var. venezuelensis, Nunq. Ot. i. p. 16.
Sphinx convolvuli. The musky odour emitted by the male proceeds from
two lateral points beneath the first segment of the abdomen, which are furnished
with tufts of rather long bristles, which can be raised and lowered at
pleasure. Bull. Ent. Ital. ii. p. 281.
Acherontia atropos. J. Thorpe publishes notes on breeding this insect.
Ent. v. pp. 143,144.
Smerinthus dyras, Walk., is a misprint for S. dry as, and the latter name
should be restored to the species. Boisduval and Kirby, Pet. Nouv. no. 29.
Smerinthus tilia is sometimes double-brooded. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. x.
Seances, p. lxx.
Smerinthus ocellatus. E. H. Todd mentions a specimen passing two years
in the pupa state: Ent. M. M. vii. p. 61.—S. tilia. A malformation noticed
by Fallou, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. Stances, 1870, p. 58.
New species:—
Maeroglossa gigantea, Venezuela; M. abboti, Columbia; M. doto et var.
afiinis, Africa and Venezuela [?]; M. harpyia (Klug, MS.?), Venezuela;
M. tristis, China;M. cuninghami, Schauf. Nunq. Ot. i. pp. 20-22; M. corvus,
Boisd. Lep. Guat. p. 66, Nicaragua.
Perigonia caliginosa (Feld. ined.), P. ilus, Boisd. 1. c. p. 60, Honduras and
Mexico.
Aleuron chloroptera, Boisd. I. c. p. 71, Guatemala, Honduras, Para (probably
= Sphinx chloroptera, Perty).
Ambulyx rostralis (Feld. ined.), Boisd. I. c. p. 68, Nicaragua, New Granada.
Charocampa aristov, Boisd. I. e. p. 69, Guatemala; C. fuyax, Boisd. I.e.
p. 70, Honduras, Mexico. C. batschii, Keferstein, Entom. Notiz. p. 14, f. 4,
Madagascar. C. e-uvvutus, Cuba; C.silhetensis, Silhet; C. brasiliensis, Brazil;
C. hoHulanus, Venezuela: Schauf. I. c. pp. 17, 18.
Philampelus cissi, P. calliomena, Schauf. I. c. p. 19, from Venezuela.
Pachylia kadeni, Schauf. I. c. p. 16, S. America.
Zmiilia densoi, Keferstein, I. c. p. 14, f. 5, Madagascar.
Sphinx sesquiplex (Fold, ined.), Guatemala; 8. merops, Honduras, Mexico
8 audvomedee, Honduras, Oajaca : Boisd. I. c. pp. 73, 74. S. trojanus, Venezuela;
8. pseudoconvolvuli, Port Natal: Schauf. I e p 15
Anceryx capreolus, Venezuela; A. piperis, S. America: Schauf. I.e. pp