The Type-Material of
North American Clearwing Moths
(Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)
W. DONALD DUCKWORTH
and
THOMAS D. EICHLIN
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The Type-Material of
North American Clearwing Moths
(Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)
W. Donald Duckworth
and Thomas D. Eichlin
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION PRESS
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1973
ABSTRACT
Duckworth, W. Donald, and Eichlin, Thomas D. The Type-Material of North
American Clearwing Moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae). Smithsonian Contributions
to Zoology, number 148, 34 pages, 1973.?The type-material of North American
clearwing moths of the family Sesiidae is reviewed by bringing together all the
available data lor the 255 species group names applied to this fauna area. Of these
255 names, 72 required lectotype designations, 152 were described from single
specimens, and the remaining 31 are lacking in sufficient data to determine the
number of specimens included in the original type series. The names are
arranged alphabetically by specific name preceded by the genus in which it was
originally described. The following information sequence is presented for each
name: original combination; reference to original description; pertinent com-
ments from the original description concerning the number of specimens, sex,
locality, collection, and source of the types; exact label data on types, their
present location, and number of syntypes examined; and subsequent pertinent
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The Type-Material of
North American Clearwing Moths
(Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)
W. Donald Duckworth
and Thomas D. Eichlin
During the course of revisionary studies currently
in progress on the North American clearwing
moths, it became apparent that considerable con-
fusion existed concerning the type-material for the
numerous names applied to species in this family
in North America, north of Mexico. The present
paper is intended to rectify this situation, insofar as
possible, by bringing together all the available
data for the 255 species group names applied to
this faunal area. Of these 255 names, 72 required
lectotype designations, 152 were described from
single specimens, and the remaining 31 are lacking
in sufficient data to determine the number of
specimens included in the original type series.
Although the North American Sesiidae (=Aege-
riidae) are best known through the revisions of
Beutenmuller (1901) and Engelhardt (1946), the
contributor of the largest number of names in the
North American fauna was Henry Edwards. It was
largely due to the difficulties encountered with the
93 Edwards names that the task of locating the
types and compiling the data as a separate study
was undertaken by the present authors. In studying
the Edwards types many discrepancies between in-
formation provided in the original descriptions and
that found on the labels of specimens presumed to
W. Donald Duckworth, Thomas D. Eichlin, Department of
Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smith-
sonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560.
be a part of the original type series were encoun-
tered. Apparently, in many instances, the specimens
were labeled after the descriptions were published,
sometimes incorrectly, and specimens were occasion-
ally added to the original series or deleted from it
without indication on the labels. In addition, Ed-
wards frequently erred in determination of the
sex of his specimens, and information provided
in the published descriptions was not included on
the specimen labels. In this study information is
provided for the 52 species Edwards described
from unique specimens, and lectotypes are desig-
nated for the remaining 41 species.
Through the acquisition of the Barnes collection,
which included all the North American Heterocera
specimens except the Sphingidae from the Ober-
thur collection through purchase, most of the sesiid
types of Boisduval are located in the National
Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institu-
tion. Lacking information to the contrary, these
specimens have been considered holotypes in this
study.
Thaddeus William Harris described 11 species of
sesiids in the mid-nineteenth century. The type-
material was deposited in the collection of the
Boston Society of Natural History where, fortu-
nately, they were examined by Engelhardt prior
to the publication of his revision. Ultimately, the
collections of the Boston Society were transferred
to the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard
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University, but not before there was considerable
loss and damage through lack of curatorial atten-
tion. The Harris types were not found in the col-
lections of the Museum of Comparative Zoology nor
was there any indication that they had been re-
ceived; thus, they must be presumed destroyed or
lost prior to the transfer. Of the 11 names, 10 rep-
resent well-known species, most of which are of
economic importance. Engelhardt (1946) covered
the names in his revision and, consequently, there
is no uncertainty concerning their application.
For various reasons 38 types could not be located.
A number of these, such as the Harris types men-
tioned above, are assumed lost or destroyed and
are so indicated. The types of a number of species
described by various European authors were treated
by Naumann (1971), and we have followed his
treatment in these instances. In a number of cases
the types are listed as unknown, which simply
means that we were unable to locate the specimens
or any indication concerning their past or present
deposition. It is possible some of these may be un-
covered as a result of this publication; others un-
doubtedly no longer exist.
Neotypes have not been designated in the pres-
ent study for types which are presumed lost or
destroyed in keeping with the provisions of the
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature,
Article 75 (a), which limits such designations to
those instances "necessary in the interests of sta-
bility of nomenclature." In the North American
sesiids the identities of all the entities for which
the types are thought to be lost or destroyed are
clearly established and do not qualify under the
"exceptional circumstances" denned by the Code.
The distribution of the 255 North American
sesiid types along with the institutional abbrevia-
tions used in the text are as follows: National
Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institu-
tion (NMNH), 107; American Museum of Natural
History (AMNH), 83; British Museum (Natural
History) (BMNH), 15; Academy of Natural Sci-
ences, Philadelphia (ANSP), 1; Michigan State
University (MSU), 8; Museum of Comparative
Zoology, Harvard University (MCZ), 2; Field Mu-
seum of Natural History (FMNH), 1; and 38 either
lost, destroyed, or unknown.
The format followed in this study is essentially
that used by Todd (1968). The names are arranged
alphabetically by specific name preceded by the
genus in which it was originally described. The
following information sequence is presented for
each name: original combination; reference to
original description; pertinent comments from the
original description concerning the number of
specimens, sex, locality, collection, and source of
the types; exact label data on types, their present
location, and number of syntypes examined; and
subsequent pertinent comments and actions.
The authors wish to acknowledge with gratitude
the cooperation and aid of the following individu-
als and institutions wlio, through their support and
assistance, have contributed to the present study:
Dr. Fredrick H. Rindge, American Museum of Nat-
ural History; Drs. David C. Rentz and Wayne W.
Moss, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia;
Mr. Michael Prokop, Field Museum of Natural
History; Dr. Roland L. Fischer, Michigan State
University; Dr. Klaus Sattler, British Museum
(Natural History); and Dr. John M. Burns, Mu-
seum of Comparative Zoology. Special thanks are
extended to our colleagues Dr. E. L. Todd, Syste-
matic Entomology Laboratory, 1.1.B.I.I. Institute,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Dr. J. F.
Gates Clarke, Department of Entomology, National
Museum of Natural History, the former for advice
and suggestions and the latter for advice and for
examining types in our behalf at the British Mu-
seum.
The authors also wish to acknowledge the assist-
ance of Mrs. Vera Milbank, Museum Technician,
for bibliographic aid and Mr. Tim Friedlander,
Undergraduate Research Fellow, for numerous sup-
port activities related to the project.
1. Trochilium acericohim Germadius, 1874:57
"Last June my attention was drawn to numerous
castings, similar to those of the peach tree borer
(Trochilium exitiosum Say) projecting from the
trunk of the soft maple trees surrounding our uni-
versity yard."
TYPE: Unknown.
DISCUSSION: The "university yard" mentioned in
the original description refers to the campus of the
University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois. Both
males and females were described without mention
of where the types were deposited.
NUMBER 148
2. Trochilium acerni Clemens, 1860:14
"The larva bores the trunk of the maple."
TYPE: Lost (Engelhardt, 1946).
DISCUSSION: There is one specimen in the type
collection of the Academy of Natural Science, Phil-
adelphia, which may be the type specimen for this
species; however, it lacks data for confirmation.
The species is very common in collections and the
species concept is well established, creating no dif-
ficulty in application of the name.
3. Sylvora acerni race buscki Engelhardt, 1946:79
"Types.?U.S.N.M. No. 56836, Male, from
Gainesville, Fla."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Conopia
acerni buscki Engelh., $ "; "USNM Type No. 56836,
buscki Engelh."; "Gainesville, Fla., xp. IV. 14.
1929"; "Coll. Engelhardt, G. P."
4. Synanthedon acerrubri Engelhardt, 1925a:64
"Type. Described from five males and seven fe-
males. Holotype male and Allotype in the author's
collection at the Brooklyn Museum. Co-types U.S.
Nat. Mus., Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., William Barnes
Collection."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Synanthedon
acerrubri G. P. Engelhardt, 6, Type"; "Coll., G. P.
Engelhardt"; "Newtown, L.I., VII.18.07."
DISCUSSION: Engelhardt labeled only one male
specimen "Type," but labeled an "allotype" female
and the remainder of the type series as "Paratype."
The specimen labeled "Type" must therefore be
the holotype, and the type-locality is Newtown,
L.I., New York.
5. Pyrrhotaenia achillae Hy. Edwards, 1881:203
"1 $. San Rafael, Califor. (H. E.) On Achillea
millefolia. L."
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Pyrrhotaenia
achillae Hy. Edw., Type"; "781"; "California";
"No. 15977, Collection Hy. Edw."
6. Sciapteron admirandus Hy. Edwards, 1882a:54
" 1 3 , Texas (J. Boll)."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Sciapteron
admirandus Hy. Edw., Type"; "Texas"; "No.
15802, Collection Hy. Edw."
7. Aegeria aemula Hy. Edwards, 1883:155
"Exp. 3 8 mm. 9 10 mm."
"Types. Coll. Prof. C. V. Riley."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (both in the NMNH):
(1) "Aegeria aemula Hy. Edw., <j, Type";
"U.S.N.M. Type No. 346"; "Collection of C. V. Ri-
ley"; "3157, May 24, 83"; "Sesia scitula Harr., $"
(male). (2) "Aegeria aemula Hy. Edw., 2 , Type";
"U.S.N.M. Type No. 346"; "Collection of C. V.
Riley"; "3157, May 22, 83"; "scitula scitula Harr.,
S " (male, abdomen missing).
DISCUSSION: Due to the better condition of the
first syntype listed above, the male syntype in the
NMNH dated "May 24, 83" has been selected,
labeled, and is presently designated as the lecto-
type.
8. Aegeria albicornis Hy. Edwards, 1881:201
"1 & . Nevada. (Morrison)."
"Type. Coll. F. Tepper."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in MSU: "Aegeria albicornis
Hy. Edw., Type"; "Nevada."
DISCUSSION: AS was noted by Engelhardt (1946),
the type specimen is a female, not a male as in Ed-
wards's description.
9. Synanthedon albociliata Engelhardt, 1925c:215
"Habitat: Kerrville, Texas, October, 1916."
"Type, male, allotype, female, and two para types,
females, William Barnes Collection. . . ."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in NMNH: "Synanthedon al-
bociliata Engelhardt & , Type"; "Kerrville, Texas,
X.1916"; " <j genitalia on slide, AB, Jan., 17, 1939"
(right wings also on genitalia slide).
10. Thamnosphecia alleri Engelhardt, 1946:124
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56842, male. Also female
allotype and 5 male and 3 female paratypes in the
United States National Museum. From Chickasaw,
Ala."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Conopia al-
leri Engelh., 4 "; "USNM Type No. 56842, alleri
Engelh."; "Coll., G. P. Engelhardt"; "Chickasaw,
Ala., IX.13.31"; "Fig."
11. Melittia amoena Hy. Edwards, 1883:54
"1 s > Douglas Co., Kansas, 900 feet, Prof. Snow."
HOLOTYPE: Unknown.
12. Cissuvora ampelopsis Engelhardt, 1946:134
"Type.?U.S.N.M., No. 56843. From Victoria,
Tex."
"Remarks.?Described from male type, female
allotype, 3 male and 3 female paratypes from the
type locality; 4 male and 10 female paratypes from
San Antonio, Tex."
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HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Paranthrene
ampelopsis Engelhardt $ , Holotype"; "U.S.N.M.
Type No. 24866,"; "from Cissus incisa"; "J. D.
Mitchell, Collector"; "Victoria, Tex., 6-21-19";
"on Cissus incisa"; "Hunter, No. 3918."
DISCUSSION: The catalog of USNM type numbers
indicates that this species was entered twice. The
erroneously recorded 24866 was canceled from the
catalog in February, 1944.
13. Pyrrhotaenia animosa Hy. Edwards, 1883:156
"4 5 . 2 $ . Arizona. Coll. B. Neumoegen and
G. H. French."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (both in NMNH): (1)
"Pyrrohotaenia animosa Hy. Ed., $ , Type"; "Typi-
cum specimen"; "TYPE"; "Arizona" (male). (2)
"Pyrrhotaenia animosa Hy. Edw., 9, Type";
"Typicum specimen"; "TYPE"; "Arizona" (fe-
male).
DISCUSSION: The other four specimens supposed
to be in the type series were not found. The male
syntype in the NMNH is in good condition and
has been selected, labeled, and designated as the
lectotype.
14. Sesia anthracipennis Boisduval, 1874:392
"Elle se trouve en Georgia ou, selon Abbot, elle
vir dans une espece de Salix. Nous l'avons recue de
John Leconte."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Type, an-
thracipennis Bdv., a/c Hofer"; "Sesia anthracipen-
nis Bdv., Amer. bor., Sp. G. Sphing. 392";
"Oberthur Collection"; "j'ai envoys en Jly 1882 la
peinture a M. Edwards, Ch. Ob."; "Typicum Speci-
men"; "Ex Musaeo, Dris Boisduval"; "anthracipen-
nis, Am. B."
15. Carmenta apache Engelhardt, 1946:54
"Types?U.S.N.M. No. 56830, female."
"Remarks.?Described from three specimens, a
perfect female and two imperfect males, the latter
not designated as paratypes, in all probability rep-
resenting the same species, but without knowledge
of the food plant and habits the evidence is not
conclusive. The three specimens are from Prescott,
Ariz., the males collected by H. Dyar, August 20,
1917, and the female from the Barnes collection,
dated July 1-7."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in NMNH: "Conopia apache
Engel. 9 "; "Fig."; "Type No., U.S.N.M."; "Barnes
Coll."; "Prescott, Ariz."; "July, 1-7."
16. Sphinx apiformis Clerck, 1759: pi. 9, fig. 2
TYPE: Lost (Naumann, 1971).
DISCUSSION: The original description is based on
a figure. Apparently the location of the specimen
or series from which the drawing was made is un-
known and may in fact be lost or destroyed. The
species was redescribed by Linnaeus in 1761, and
according to Naumann (1971), there is a syntype in
the Linnean Society London labeled "apiformis"
in Linne's own handwriting.
17. Sesia arctica Beutenmuller, 1900:208
"Habitat.?Kodiak, Alaska, July 20th, 1899."
"Type.?One male, No. 5175, Coll. U. S. Nat.
Mus.; collected by Mr. Trevor Kincaid. . . ."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Sesia arctica
Beut., Type, <} "; "U. S. N. M. Type No. 5175";
" s genitalia on slide, AB, Dec. 2, 1938."
18. Sesia arizonae Beutenmuller, 1898:240
"1 $ , Summit of Mt. Union, 9,000 feet, Arizona,
July 3, 1887, flying about scrub oak (G. D. Hulst).
Coll. Hy. Edwards."
"1 9, Texas. Col. U. S. Nat. Mus."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (1 in AMNH, 1 in
NMNH): (1) "Sesia arizonae Beut., $, Type";
"Ariz."; "Summit of Mt. Union, about scrub oak,
July 3.87, alt. 9000 ft."; "No. 15871, Collection Hy.
Edwards"; "Genitalia mounted on slide No. 0010"
(female in AMNH). (2) "Sesia arizonae Beut., $ ,
Type"; "U.S.N.M. Type No. 4355"; "Tex."; "TDE
Slide No. 76033" (female in NMNH).
DISCUSSION: The female syntype in the NMNH is
not conspecific with the female syntype in the
AMNH, based particularly on the genitalia. The
NMNH syntype is conspecific with refulgens Hy.
Edwards. Therefore, the female syntype in the
AMNH has been selected, labeled, and designated
as the lectotype.
19. Gaea arizonesis Beutenmuller, 1916:372
"Habitat.?Pinal Mts., Arizona."
"Described from a single female. Type: collec-
tion Dr. William Barnes."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Gaea ari-
zonensis Beutm., Type, 9 "; "TYPE" "Pinal Mts.,
Ariz."
20. Albuna artemisiae Hy. Edwards, 1881:187
"1 s . Sier. Nev. Calif. (H. E.) on flowers of
Artemisia vulgaris. L."
NUMBER 148
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Albuna arte-
misiae Hy. Ed., Type"; "5041, Sierra Nev., Cali.";
"No. 15875, Collection Hy. Edw."; "mellinipennis
Bdv., det. G. P. E."
21. Sesia asilipennis Boisduval, 1829:496
"3a. Sa chenille, 3b. Sa crysalide.?Hab. l'Am?-
rique septentrionale."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Type, asili-
pennis Bdv., a/c Hofer"; "Sesia asilipennis Bdv.,
Amer. bor., Sp. G. Sphing. p. 391"; "Sesia asilipen-
nis Bdv., Sp. general, page 391"; "Oberthur Collec-
tion"; "j'ai envoye en Jly 1882 la peinture a M.
Edwards, Ch. Ob."; "Typicum Specimen"; "Ex.
Musaeo, Dris Boisduval"; "Am. B."
22. Aegeria aureola Hy. Edwards, 1881:194
"1 $. Nevada. (Morrison.)"
"Type. Coll. E. L. Graef."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Aegeria
aureola Hy. Ed., Type"; "TYPE"; "Col., E. L.
Graef"; "Nev." (abdomen missing).
23. Aegeria aureopurpura Hy. Edwards, 1880:72
"Expanse, 0.60 inch. Texas, J. Boll."
"Type, coll. Mus. Comp. Zool., Cambridge."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the MCZ: "Aegeria (?)
aureopurpura Hy. Edw., (Type)"; "Dallas, Tex.,
Boll"; "Type 928."
24. Synanthedon auritincta Engelhardt, 1925c:216
"Habitat: Baboquivari Mts., Pima Co., Arizona,
August 1-15, 1923 and 1924. O. C. Poling, collec-
tor, Described from eleven specimens, two males
and nine females, kindly submitted for determina-
tion by Dr. Barnes and Mr. Benjamin."
"Type, female; allotype, male, and six paratypes,
females, William Barnes Collection; one paratype,
male and two paratypes, females, Geo. P. Engel-
hardt Collection at the Brooklyn Museum."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Synanthe-
don auritincta G.P.E. $, Type"; "Fig."; "14";
"Baboquivari Mts., Pima Co., Ariz., 1-15 Aug.
1923, O. C. Poling, Coll."
25. Carmenta austini Engelhardt, 1946:57
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56832."
"Remarks.?Represented only by the types; the
male holotype captured inside a window, Biologi-
cal Department, University of Texas, Austin, Tex.,
November 4, 1922 (H. B. Park), and the female
allotype collected at Ephraim, Sanpete County,
Utah, September 29, 1929 (H. B. Park)."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in NMNH: "USNM Type No.
56832, austini Engelh."; "austini, $ genitalia on
slide, AB, Jan. 22, 1940"; "Fig."; "Chamaesphecia
austini Engelh. s "', "Chamaesphecia giliae austini
Engelh. $ "; "GPEngelhardt Coll."; "H. B. Parks,
Jr., Collector"; "Austin, Tex., 11-9-32."
DISCUSSION: There is a discrepancy as to the date
given in the publication and the date on the label.
There is little doubt that the male in the NMNH
is the actual type specimen, and an error in tran-
scribing the date must have occurred at some point.
26. Alcathoe autumnalis Engelhardt, 1946:105
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56840. From San An-
tonio, Tex."
"Remarks.?Described from the male type and
31 male and 27 female paratypes all from San An-
tonio, Tex."
HOLOTYPE: Male in NMNH; "Alcathoe au-
tumnalis Engelh. s , Type"; "Coll. G. P. Engel-
hardt"; "San Antonio, Tex., X.20.1930."
27. Melittia barnesi Dalla Torre, 1925:138, new
name pro M. superba B. & L., 1922
HOLOTYPE: Ipso facto type of superba B. & L.
28. Aegeria bassiformis Walker, 1856:39
"a. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday,
Esq."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the BMNH: "64, Aegeria
bassiformis"; "46.110, U.S."; "Type."
29. Melittia beckeri Druce, 1892:276
"Expanse I1/2 inch."
"Hab. Mexico, near Durango city (Becker)."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the BMNH: "B.C.A. Lep.
Het. Beckeri Druce"; "Near Durango city, Mexico,
Becker"; "Godman-Salvin Coll. 97.-52"; "Type, Sp.
figured"; "Type."
30. Pyrrohotaenia behrensii Hy. Edwards, 1882c:
123
"2 i Soda Springs, Shasta Co., Calif. (J. Beh-
rens)."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (both in AMNH): (1)
"Pyrrhotaenia behrensii Hy. Edw. Type"; "Soda
Spr., June 16"; "No. 15958, Collection Hy. Edw."
(male). (2) "Pyrrhotaenia behrensii Hy. Edw.";
"Soda Spr., June 16"; "No. 15960, Collection Hy.
Edw." (male).
DISCUSSION: The first male syntype in the AMNH
listed above has been selected, labeled, and desig-
nated as the lectotype.
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31. Albuna beutenmulleri Skinner, 1903:126
" 2 ? . . Described from one specimen taken at
Stockton, Utah, May 24, 1902, by Mr. Thomas
Spalding."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the Academy of Natural
Sciences of Philadelphia; "A. beutenmulleri Skin-
ner, TYPE"; "Stockton, Utah, V.24.02, T. Spald-
ing"; "Type No. 7077, Albuna beutenmulleri
Henry Skinner."
32. Sesia bibionipennis Boisduval, 1869:64
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Type, bibio-
nipennis Bdv., a/c Hofer."; "Sesia bibionipennis,
Bdv. Sp.G. Sphing, California, p.421"; "bibioni-
pennis, Calif."; "Oberthur Collection"; "Typicum
specimen"; "Ex. Musaeo, Dris Boisduval"; "j'ai
envoye en Jly 1882, La peinture a M. Edwards, Ch.
Ober."
DISCUSSION: Engelhardt (1946) states, "The spe-
cific name bibionipennis Boisduval, 1869, has not
been used in earlier check lists because of insuf-
ficient description and the supposed loss of the
type. This type, however, has been found in a
part of the Oberthur Collection, acquired by Wil-
liam Barnes, and is now at the United States Na-
tional Museum."
33. Aegeria bolli Hy. Edwards, 1881:191
"1 $ . Texas. (J. Boll.)"
"Type. Coll. B. Neumoegen."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Aegeria bolli
Hy. Edw., Type"; "TYPE"; "Typicum specimen";
"Tex."; "bolli, Type HE, $ genitalia on slide, AB,
fan. 10, 1937."
34. Aegeria bolteri Hy. Edwards, 1883:155
"1. i N. Illinois. Collected by my friend, Mr.
A. Bolter, to whom I dedicate the species. Type
Coll. Hy. Edwards."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Aegeria
bolteri Hy. Edw., Type"; "N. 111."; "No. 15894,
Collection, Hy. Edw."
DISCUSSION: The type is a female and not a male
as indicated by Edwards in the original descrip-
tion, an error he has made more than once.
35. Tarsa bombyciformis Walker, 1856:61
"Male."
"a. ?"
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the BMNH: "Tarsa bomby-
ciformis Wlk. Type, ? "; "1., Tarsa bombycifor-
mis"; "Type"; "F3/13."
36. Penstemonia brevifolia Engelhardt, 1946:21
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56825. Holotype male
and allotype female; one male and one female para-
types. Collected in the Green Horn Mountains,
Calif."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Penstemoni
brevifloris Engelh., <$ "; "USNM Type No. 56825,
brevifolia Engelh." "Out 8-28-39, $ , 1-Greenhorn
Mts., 7-9-39, P. brevifl."; " $ genitalia on slide.
May 10, 1940, J.F.G.C, 2963."
37. Aegeria brunneipennis Hy. Edwards, 1881:191
"1 $ . Georgia. (Morrison.)"
"Type. Coll. F. Tepper."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in MSU: "Aegeria brunnei-
pennis Hy. Edw., Type"; "Ga."; "F. T." (abdomen
missing).
38. Sesia brunneri Busck, 1914:143
"Foodplant: Pinus ponderosa."
"Habitat: Camas, Montana, Josef Brunner, col-
lector."
"Type: Cat. No. 18238, U.S.N.M."
SNYTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (both in NMNH): (1)
"Sesia brunneri Busck, 2 , Type"; "U.S.N.M. Type
No. 18238"; "Camas, Mont., P. ponderosa"; "on
Pinus ponderosa, Camas, Mont., Josef Brunner";
"11530a" (male). (2) "Sesia brunneri Busck, <j,
Type"; "U.S.N.M. Paratype No. 18238"; "reared
from cambium of P. ponderosa, Camas, Mont., J.
Brunner"; "11586"; " ? genitalia on slide, Mch. 24,
1917, H., =7iovaroensis Hy. Ed., H." (male).
DISCUSSION: There is an additional specimen la-
beled "Cotype" in the NMNH with the same data
as the syntypes listed above. The better of the two
specimens, the male syntype in the NMNH labeled
" 2 Type," has been selected, labeled, and is desig-
nated as the lectotype.
39. Trochilium californicum Neumoegen, 1891:108
"Hab.?Central California. Type 2, coll. B.
Neumoegen."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Trochilium
californicum Neumoegen, Type"; "TYPE"; "Typi-
cum specimen"; "California."
40. Aegeria candescens Hy. Edwards, 1882c: 123
"1 i Arizona. (H. K. Morrison.) Coll. B. Neu-
moegen."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Aegeria
candescens Hy. Ed., Type"; "TYPE"; "Typicum
specimen"; "Arizona."
NUMBER 148
DISCUSSION: Note that the sex was erroneously
determined in the original description.
41. Zenodoxus canescens Hy. Edwards, 1881:205
"2 $ . Colorado. (C. V. Riley.)"
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 1 (in AMNH): "Zenodoxus
canescens Hy. Edw., Type"; "Arkansas"; "No.
15997, Collection Hy. Edwards" (male).
DISCUSSION: NO specimens could be found bear-
ing Edwards's type label from Colorado. Since
labeling errors have been noted on other types of
his, we are assuming that the locality, Arkansas, is
erroneous and that this specimen is a syntype. Also,
his original description of the species is of the male
and not the female as indicated. Therefore, the
male syntype in the AMNH has been selected, la-
beled, and is presently designated as the lectotype.
42. Zenodoxus canescens race bexari Engelhardt,
1946:200
"Type.?Male. U.S.N.M. No. 56859. From Bexar
County, Tex. Described from one female and two
males in imperfect condition."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Zenodoxus
bexari Engelh., $ Type"; "Bexar Co., Tex.,
10.2.1930"; "H. B. Parks Collector."
43. Zenodoxus canescens race sidae Engelhardt,
1946:199
"Type?U.S.N.M. No. 56858. From Blythe, Riv-
erside County, Calif. (C. Dammers)."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "USNM Type
No. 56858, sidae Engelh."; " <j Coll. by C. Dam-
mers, 2 Nov. 1936, Blythe, Riverside Co."
44. Alcathoe carolinensis Engelhardt, 1925b: 156
"Habitat. Black Mountains, N. C."
"Foodplant. Collected by William Beutenmuller
on clematis flowers in midsummer."
"Types. Holotype male, American Museum of
Natural History."
"Described from a unique specimen kindly
loaned by Mr. Frank E. Watson, of the American
Museum of Natural History."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Alcathoe caro-
linensis Engel., Holotype"; "Black Mts., N. C, W.
Beutenmuller"; "Caught on Clematis flowers, mid-
summer, Beutenmuller."
DISCUSSION: Engelhardt (1946) says, "The type of
carolinensis lacks antennae and the long anal ap-
pendage of the male. Reexamination shows it not
to be a male, as described, but a female with a
short antennal stub which is orange, characteristic
of that sex." Our examination revealed that the
specimen is undoubtedly a male as originally de-
scribed, based on cilia on the antennal stub and
the presence of a short portion of the male anal
appendage and an examination of the genitalia ex-
ternally.
45. Sesia castaneae Busck, 1913:102
"Type: U. S. Nat. Mus. No. 15505."
"Bred from the trunks of chestnut by Mr. F. C.
Craighead."
"The adults emerged April 12, and May 21,
1912."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "sesia casta-
neae Busck, "Type"; U.S.N.M. Type No. 15505";
"Lynchburg, Va., on chestnut, bred, May 21, 1912";
"9718, Hopk. U.S."
46. Aegeria caudata Harris, 1839:311
"Larva inhabits the stems of our indigenous cur-
rant, Ribes Floridum." (Described both the male
and the female.)
TYPES: Apparently lost or destroyed.
DISCUSSION: Refer to the pertinent statement in
the "Introduction."
47. Alcathoe caudata race annettella Engelhardt,
1946:103
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56838, male."
"Remarks.?Represented in the United States
National Museum by the type, one male and two
female paratypes collected and reared on Clematis
vines in the garden of Annette E. Braun, Cincin-
nati, Ohio, July 1, 1916."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Alcathoe cau-
data race annetella Engelh., Type"; "Cincinnati,
O., Annette F. Braun, VII. 1. 16."
48. Alcathoe caudatum ab. walkeri Neumoegen,
1894:331
"Type S coll. B. Neumoegen. Obs. also coll.
Doll and Walker."
"Mr. I. V. D. Walker, of Jamaica, L. I., to whom
I dedicate this splendid aberration, was the first
one to discover it about a year ago."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Alcathoe cau-
data ab. ivalkeri Neumoegen, i, Type"; "TYPE";
"Jamaica, L. I.=U.S."; "Typicum specimen."
49. Trochilium ceto Westwood, 1848:62, pi. 30:
fig. 6
8 SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ZOOLOGY
"Observations.?This species was communicated
to me by H. G. Harrington, Esq., as a native of
India. It is, I believe however (on the authority of
specimens in the British Museum), a native of
North America."
TYPE: Unknown (possibly in the BMNH).
DISCUSSION: Our search of the BMNH did not
uncover the type of this species.
50. Sphecia championi Druce, 1883:29
"Hab. Guatemala, near the city (Champion)."
"A male and female of this fine species were
taken in copula by Mr. Champion on Psidium
guava."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (both in BMNH): (1)
"B.C.A. Lep. Het., Sphecia championi Druce";
"Guatemala City, 5000 ft., Champion"; "Godman-
Salvin, Coll. 19.-52"; "Type, Sp. figured"; "Found
on Psidium guiava guava tree, $ 9 in cop.";
"Type" (male). (2) "B.C.A. Lep. Het., Sphecia
championi Druce," "Guatemala City, 5000 ft.,
Champion"; "Godman-Salvin, Coll. 19.-52";
"Type, Sp. figured"; "Type" (female).
DISCUSSION: Since it is our policy to select the
male whenever possible, the male syntype in the
BMNH has been selected, labeled, and is desig-
nated as the lectotype.
51. Sesia chrysidipennis Boisduval, 1869:64
"Elle a le port de notre Chrysidiformis."
"Prise sur les fleurs a Los Angelos."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Type, 'chry-
sidipennis' Bdv., a/c Hofer"; "Sesia Chrysidipennis
Bdv., Sp. G. Sphing., California, p. 403"; "Ober-
thur Collection"; "j'ai envoye en Jly 1882, La pein-
ture a M. Edwards, Ch. Ober."; "chrysidipennis,
Calif."; " s genitalia on slide, AB, Apr. 8, 1939."
52. Ramosia chrysidipennis race wallowa Engel-
hardt, 1946:30
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56826. Holotype male,
allotype female, six male and four female para-
types. Collected in the 'Elk Mountains, Oregon.' "
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Chamaesphe-
cia tacoma race wallowa $ Engelh."; "USNM
Type No. 56826, wallowa Engelh."; "Fig."; "Elk
Horn Mts., 5000 ft, E. Ore., VII.31.1938."
53. Penstemonia clarkei Engelhardt, 1946:18
"Type?U.S.N.M. No. 56823. Collected at The
Dalles, Oreg. Holotype male, allotype female, and
12 paratypes."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Penstemoni
clarkei Engelh., s "; "U.S.N.M. Type No. 56823,
clarkei Engelh"; "Fig."; "Reared from Penstemon
richardsoni"; "The Dalles, Ore., E 5-VIII-38, G. P.
Engelhardt."
54. Pyrrhotaenia coccinea Beutenmuller, 1898:241
"1 ?, Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Cockerell.)
Type, Coll. U. S. Nat. Mus."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Pyrrho-
taenia coccinea Beut., Type"; "U.S.N.M. Type No.
4356"; "Ckll. 3206, Albuquerque."
55. Pyrrhotaenia coloradensis Beutenmuller, 1893:
25
"One female, Custer County, Colorado (Cocker-
ell). Sept. Coll. Hy. Edwards, Am. Mus. Nat. Hist."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH; "Pyrrhotaenia
coloradensis Beut., Type"; "At Bigelovia flowers,
Sept., Custer Co., Colo."; "No. 15987, Collection
Hy. Edwards."
DISCUSSION: Note,-the sex is male and not female
as indicated in the description.
56. Albuna coloradensis Hy. Edwards, 1881:189
"1 $ . Colorado. (H. K. Morrison.)"
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Albuna
coloradensis Hy. Ed., Type"; "Colorado"; "No.
15860, Collection, Hy. Edw."
57. Podosesia comes Heinrich, 1920:79
"Habitat.?Brush Corral, Arizona. (Edmonston
and Hofer.)"
"Food Plant.?Quercus, species. Two moths
(male and female) reared under Hopk. U.S. No.
12182a, from the woody Cynipid galls on white
oak . . ."
"Type.?Cat. No. 21814, U.S.N.M."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Podosesia
comes Heinrich, Type, s "; "U.S.N.M. Type No.
21814"; "White oak"; "Bush Corral, Ariz."; "Geo.
Hofer, Coir."; "Edmonston WD, Coir."; "Reared
May 11.15"; "12182a, Hopk. U.S."; "Conopia
querci Hy. Edw., $ "; "Fig."; "comes Hein., $
genitalia on slide, AB, Oct. 27, 1939."
58. Aegeria consimilis Hy. Edwards, 1881:194
"1 s Dorchester, Mass. (P. S. Sprague.)"
"Type. Coll. Boston Soc. Natl. History, No.
1345."
NUMBER 148
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Aegeria con-
similis Hy. Ed., Type"; "Dorchester, Mass."; "No.
15905, Collection Hy. Edw."
59. Aegeria corni Hy. Edwards, 1881:190
"1 $ . On Cornus sericea L. Purgatory Swamp,
Mass."
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Aegeria corni
Hy. Ed., Type"; "Purgatory Swamp, Massachu-
setts"; "No. 15924, Collection, Hy. Edw."
60. Aegeria corusca Hy. Edwards, 1881:193
"1 s ? Texas. (Belfrage.)"
"Type. Col. Hy. Edwards."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Aegeria co-
rusca Hy. Ed., Type"; "Tex."; "No. 15928, Collec-
tion, Hy. Edw."
61. Sphinx crabroriiformis Denis & Schiffermuller,
1775:305
TYPES: Destroyed (Naumann, 1971).
62. Aegeria cucurbitae Harris, 1828:33
"The above brief description will serve to iden-
tify the female, and the specific name will indicate
the genus of plants on which the larva feeds."
TYPE: Apparently lost or destroyed.
DISCUSSION: Refer to the pertinent statement in
the "Introduction."
63. Sphinx culiciformis Linnaeus, 1758:493
"Habitat in Europa."
TYPES: Lost (Naumann, 1971, "befindet sich
nicht in der Linne' schen Sammlung, Linnean So-
ciety, London").
64. Sesia culiciformis var. americana Beutenmuller,
1896:136
"Habitat: Nevada and British Columbia."
"This form was first recorded by me as occurring
in this country from a specimen in the collection
of Mr. Charles Palm, from the Cascade Mountains,
British Columbia."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 4 (all in AMNH): (1)
"Sesia culiciformis var. americana Beut., Type";
"Nev."; "No. 15936, Collection Hy. Edwards"
(male). (2) "Sesia culiciformis var. americana
Beut., Type"; "Nev."; "No. 15937, Collection Hy.
Edwards" (female). (3) "Sesia culiciformis var.
americana Beut., Type"; "Nev."; "No. 15938, Col-
lection Hy. Edwards" (female). (4) "Sesia culici-
formis var. americana Beut., Type"; "Nev."; "No.
15939, Collection Hy. Edwards" (female).
DISCUSSION: There is no indication from the
original description as to how many specimens were
in the type series. The above listed syntypes were
the only specimens bearing the "type" label that
could be found and are considered here as part of
the type series of Beutenmuller. The male syn-
type in the AMNH has been selected, labeled, and
is designated as the lectotype.
65. Sciapteron cupressi Hy. Edwards, 1881:183
"1 $ . Colorado. (I. Doll.)"
"Type. Coll. B. Neumoegen."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Sciapteron
cupressi Hy. Edw., Type"; "Typicum specimen";
"Col."; "Genitalia Slide, By T. D. Eichlin, USNM
75799."
DISCUSSION: The supposed male could not be
found in the AMNH. Engelhardt (1946) writes,
"Type.?Male. In the American Museum of Natu-
ral History. Female allotype in United States Na-
tional Museum." Under "Remarks" he states,
"The male type is in fine condition and well il-
lustrated by Beutenmuller; the allotype is a
dwarfed, imperfect specimen." Apparently, the
male in the AMNH to which Engelhardt refers as
the type is a specimen from Arizona and therefore
cannot be the type. Edwards must have described
the female, since he made no mention of the very
obvious sexual character, the "hair pencils" of the
anal tuft, which are unique to the males. He sim-
ply states, "Caudal tuft, dull orange." Because the
Neumoegen material is in the NMNH, the speci-
men described was a female and not a male as
originally indicated, and the only specimen labeled
type is the female in the NMNH, the latter is con-
sidered to be the holotype.
66. Penstemonia dammersi Engelhardt, 1946:19
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56824. Holotype male,
allotype female, and 20 paratypes. Collected on
Mount Wilson, Calif."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Conopia dam-
mersi Engelh., ?j "; "U.S.N.M. Type No. 56824,
dammersi Engelh."; "Fig."; "Reared from Penste-
mon"; "Mt. Wilson, Calif., 6000 ft., 9-IX-36, G. P.
Engelhardt."
67. Aegeria deceptiva Beutenmuller, 1894:93
"Type: One male, from Colorado, Coll. Am.
10 SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ZOOLOGY
Mus. Nat. Hist. Collected and presented by Mr.
David Bruce."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Aegeria de-
ceptiva Beut., Type"; "Colo., Bruce"; "No. 15877,
Collection Hy. Edwards."
68. Aegeria decipiens Hy. Edwards, 1881:197
"1. $ . Colorado. (Morrison.)"
"Type. Coll. E. L. Graef."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Aegeria de-
cipiens Hy. Ed., $ , Type"; "Col."; "No. 15945,
Collection Hy. Edw."
69. Albuna denotata Hy. Edwards, 1882a:55
"1 $ 2 $ . Montana Terr. H. K. Morrison."
"Types. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 3 (all in AMNH): (1) "Al-
buna denotata Hy. Edw., Type"; "Mont"; "No.
15779, Collection Hy. Edw." (male). (2) "Mont.";
"No. 15780, Collection Hy. Edw." (female). (3)
"Albuna denotata Hy. Edw., Type"; "Mont."; "No.
15781, Collection Hy. Edw." (female).
DISCUSSION: Engelhardt (1946) referred to the
male type in the AMNH, and to avoid future con-
fusion, the male syntype in the AMNH has been
selected, labeled, and is designated as the lectotype.
70. Trochilium denudatum Harris, 1839:310
"Expands from one inch and a quarter to more
than one inch and a half."
TYPES: Apparently lost or destroyed.
DISCUSSION: Refer to the pertinent statement in
the "Introduction."
71. Sciapteron dollii Neumoegen, 1894:330
"Hab.?Vicinity of New York City. Types $ and
$ coll. B. Neumoegen. Obs. also coll. J. Doll."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 3 (All NMNH): (1) "Sciap-
teron dollii Neumoegen, $ Type"; "TYPE";
"Typicum specimen"; "N.Y." (The abdomen of a
female has been glued on.) (2) "Sciapteran dollii
Neumoegen, 9 Type"; "TYPE"; "Typicum speci-
men"; "N.Y." (The abdomen is missing.) (3)
"Sciapteron dollii Neumoegen, 9 Type"; "TYPE";
"Typicum specimen"; "N.Y." (The abdomen is
missing.)
DISCUSSION: Engelhardt (1946) states, "Type.?
Male. In the United States National Museum." He
did not refer to the male specimen as a lectotype,
so, to avoid possible confusion in the future, the
male syntype in the NMNH has been selected, la-
beled, and is designated as the lectotype.
72. Sciapteron dollii var. castaneum Beutenmuller,
1897:213
"One female from Texas. Coll. B. Neumoegen.
Two males from Kentucky, No. 15778, Coll. Hy.
Edwards, A. M. N. H."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 3 (2 in AMNH, 1 in
NMNH): (1) "Sciapteron dollii var. castaneum
Beut., Type" "Kentucky"; "No. 15778, Collection
Hy. Edwards" (male, AMNH). (2) "No. 15778,
Collection Hy. Edwards" (male, AMNH). (3)
"Sciapteron dollii var. castaneum Beut., 9 Type";
"Sciapteron castaneum Hy. Ed., Type"; "Tex.";
"Typicum specimen" (female, NMNH).
DISCUSSION: Since Beutenmuller lists the female
from Texas first, and the specimen is in good con-
dition, the female syntype from the NMNH has
been selected, labeled, and is designated as the
lectotype.
73. Paranthrene dollii form jascixfentris Engel-
hardt, 1946:142
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56845."
"Described from male type, female allotype, four
male and three female paratypes from Chicago
(May and June), and three male and three female
paratypes from Cicero, 111."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Paranthrene
dollii Neum., sub-species fasciventris, $ Holotype";
"Coll. G. P. Engelhardt"; "Fig."; "Chicago, 111.,
VI-12-1920, Cicero, A. Kwiat., ex Poplar."
74. Aegeria edwardsii Beutenmuller, 1894:92
"One female, Denver, Colorado. Collected by
Mr. D. Bruce. Type: Coll. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Aegeria ed-
wardsii Beut., 9, Type"; "Colo., Bruce"; "No.
15940, Collection Hy. Edw."
75. Pyrrhotaenia elda Hy. Edwards, 1885:49
"P. Elda . . . is described from 2 9 taken in
Siskiyou Co, California, by Mr. James Behrens."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (both in the AMNH):
(1) "Pyrrhotaenia elda Hy. Edw., Type"; "Siskiyou,
Aug. 15"; "No. 15956, Collection Hy. Edw." (fe-
male). (2) "Pyrrhotaenia elda Hy. Edw."; "Sis-
kiyou, Aug. 10"; "No. 15955, Collection Hy. Edw.";
"P. elda ? behrensii Hy. Edw." (female).
DISCUSSION: The first female syntype listed above
from the AMNH with a type label has been se-
lected, labeled, and is designated as the lectotype.
NUMBER 148 11
76. Aegeria emphytiformis Walker, 1856:43
"a, b. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday,
Esq."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 1 (in BMNH): "Aegeria
emphytiformis, Type, $"; "46.110, U.S."; "72,
Aegeria emphytiformis"; "Type" (male).
OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: 2 (1 in BMNH, 1 in
AMNH): (1) "235"; "46.110, U.S."; "Cotype" (fe-
male). (2) "Bernbecia emphytiformis Wlk, Co-
type, 9"; "56.110, U.S."; "No. 15775, Collection
Hy. Edwards" (female).
DISCUSSION: NO other syntypes could be found,
and it is impossible to determine if one of the
above listed cotypes is the other syntype mentioned
in the original description. The male syntype in
the BMNH has been selected, labeled, and is desig-
nated as the lectotype.
77. Pyrrhotaenia eremocarpi Hy. Edwards, 1881:
203
"1 $ . Sier. Nevada, Calif. (T. L. Mead.)."
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Pyrrhotaenia
eremocarpi Hy. Edw., Type"; "V.8.78"; "Sier. Nev.,
Calif."; "No. 15976, Collection Hy. Edw."
78. Aegeria eupatorii Hy. Edwards, 1881:195
"2 9 ? Long Island, N.Y. In stems of Eupato-
rium purpureum L. Mr. S. L. Elliot."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (both in the AMNH):
(1) "Aegeria eupatori Hy. Ed., Type"; "Am. Mus.
Nat. Hist., Dept. Invert. Zool., No. 23828"; "Long
Island, N.Y., 9 , per Original Descript" (female).
(2) "Aegeria eupatori Hy. Ed., Type (2)"; "New
York"; "No. 15904, Collection Hy. Edw." (male).
DISCUSSION: The female syntype in the AMNH
has been selected, labeled, and is designated as the
lectotype.
79. Aegeria exitiosa Say, 1823:216
(James Worth forwarded the specimens to Say
for description. Say described the male and fe-
male, pupa, and egg, but gave no clues as to the
disposition of the types.)
TYPES: Lost (Engelhardt, 1946).
80. Sa?ininoidea exitiosa var. edwardsii Beutenmul-
ler, 1899b: 160
"I herewith propose the varietal name edwardsii
for the female which has both the fourth and fifth
segments banded with orange, and the space be-
tween the inner veins wholly or partly scaled with
blue-black."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (both in AMNH): (1)
"Sanninoidea exitiosa var. edwardsii Beut., Type";
"20 July 36"; "C.U. Exp. No. 312, Sub." (female).
(2) "Sanninoidea exitiosa var. edwardsii Beut."; "2
Aug. 35"; "C.U. Exp. No. 312, Sub." (female).
DISCUSSION: Beutenmuller mentions that he
reared the specimens but does not state how many
represented the type series. The female syntype la-
beled "type" in the AMNH has been selected, la-
bled, and is designated as the lectotype.
81. Aegeria exitiosa var. fitchii Hy. Edwards,
1882a:55
"I apply this name to the form of the 9 . . . "
"In roots of wild cherry. Tallahassee, Florida.
(A. Koebele.) W. Virginia. (T. L. Mead.)"
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 1 (in AMNH): "Aegeria
exitiosa var. fitchii Hy. Edw., Type"; "Tallahassee,
Florida"; "No. 15832, Collection Hy. Edwards"
(female).
DISCUSSION: NO specimens from West Virginia
could be located that could be considered as part
of the original series. The female syntype from the
AMNH has been selected, labeled, and is desig-
nated as the lectotype.
82. Sannina exitiosa var. luminosa Neumoegen,
1894:331
"Types (males), coll. B. Neumoegen. Obs. also
coll. J. Doll."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (both in NMNH): (1)
"Sannina exitiosa v. luminosa Neumoegen, &
Type"; "TYPE"; "Glendale, L. I., VI.21"; "Typi-
cum specimen" (male). (2) "Sannina exitiosa v.
luminosa Neumoegen, <j Type"; "TYPE"; "Glen-
dale, L. I., VI.5"; "Typicum specimen" (male).
DISCUSSION: The first male syntype listed from
the NMNH and dated VI.21 is in better condition
and has been selected, labeled, and is designated as
the lectotype.
83. Synanthedon fatifera Hodges, 1962:139
"Types.?Holotype: male, Mentor, Ohio,
emerged at Geneva, N.Y., July 13, 1961, Viburnum;
E.H.S. 1-61; R.W.H. ?j genitalia slide No. 2001
[U.S.N.M. Type No. 66024]. Paratypes: 1 $ ,2 5 ,
same locality as type, July 17-23, 1961 [U.S.N.M.]"
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "R. W.
Hodges, HOLOTYPE, Synanthedon fatifera"; "Vi-
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burnum, 7/13/61, Geneva, N.Y."; "EHS-1-61";
"Photo"; " $ genitalia on slide, 1962, R.W.H.,
2001."
84. Paranthrene fenestratus Barnes and Lindsey,
1922:122
"Holotype 2, Chiricahau Mts., Cohise Co.,
Ariz., June 8-15, in coll. Barnes."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Memythrus
fenestratus B. & L., Holotype 9 "; "Fig."; "Chirica-
cua Mts., Ariz., Cochise Co."; "June 8-15."
85. Sesia flavipes Hulst, 1881:76
"Two specimens, $ and $, taken on different
days, each at rest on blackberry leaves, late in Sep-
tember, in Brooklyn, N.Y."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (both in AMNH): (1)
"Bembecia flavipes Hulst, Type"; "No. 15815, Col-
lection Hy. Edwards" (male). (2) "Bembecia
flavipes Hulst, Type"; "No. 15816, Collection Hy.
Edwards" (female).
DISCUSSION: The male syntype in the AMNH has
been selected, labeled, and is designated as the
lectotype.
86. Melittia flavitibia Walker, 1856:67, new name
pro Trochilium tibiale Harris, 1839
TYPE: Ipso facto type of tibiale Harris.
87. Pyrrhotaenia floridensis Grote, 1875:174
" S . . . The antennae are heavy, lengthily pilose,
brush-like" (indicates that it was a $ specimen).
"Enterprise, Fla., May 29."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Pyrrhotaenia
floridensis Grote, Type"; "Enterprise, Fla., May
29"; "No. 15967, Collection Hy. Edwards."
88. Sesia florissantella Cockerell, 1908:330
"Hab.?Florissant, Colorado, June 25, 1908, in a
very dry place (Cockerell)" (describes a male speci-
men).
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Sesia floris-
santella Ckil., Type"; "Florissant, Colo., (Cril.),
June 25"; " $ genitalia on slide, AB, Aug. 29.39."
89. Pyrrhotaenia fragariae Hy. Edwards, 1881:202
"1 S 1 $. Colorado. (Morrison.)"
"Types. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 1 (in AMNH): "Pyrrho-
taenia fragariae Hy. Ed., Type"; "Colorado"; "No.
15966, Collection Hy. Edw." (female).
DISCUSSION: The male type could not be found.
Therefore, the female syntype in the AMNH has
been selected, labeled, and is designated as the lec-
totype.
90. Sesia fragariae var. semipraestans Cockerell,
1908:329
" 2 . "
"Hab.?Florissant, Colorado, prox. 8,000 ft.,
June 21, 1908, flying rapidly over very dry and bar-
ren ground (Cockerell)."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Sesia fra-
gariae v. semipraestans Ckll., TYPE"; "Florrisant,
Colo., June 21, 1908 (Ckll.)"
91. Carmenta fraxini Hy. Edwards, 1881:185
"1 $ . Washington, D. C. (C. V. Riley.)"
HOLOTYPE: Could not be located.
DISCUSSION: The following specimen was exam-
ined from the AMNH: "Carmenta fraxini Hy.
Edw., 2, Type"; "Harmonia morrisonii Hy. Edw.,
2 "; "Missouri." The specimen is a male and not a
female as labeled. It is doubtful that this specimen
is the holotype.
92. Trochilium fraxini Lugger, 1891:109
"Length of body 15 mm. Exp. of wings 30 mm"
(apparently describing a single specimen).
HOLOTYPE: Unknown.
93. Albuna fraxini form vitriosa Engelhardt, 1946:
169
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56848. From Chicago,
111."
"Remarks.?Described from male type, female
allotype, . . .; all in the United States National
Museum."
HOLOTYPE: Male in NMNH; "Memythrus frax-
ini vitriosa Engelhardt $ Holotype"; "Coll. G. P.
Engelhardt"; "Chicago, 111., VII.14.192I."
94. Aegeria fulvipes Harris, 1839:312
"Expands thirteen lines."
TYPES: Apparently lost or destroyed.
DISCUSSION: Refer to the pertinent statement in
the "Introduction."
95. Trochilium gallivorum Westwood, 1854:757
"On looking at some galls on the American
Qucrcus palustris, then recently received from
North America . . ."
"It measures 8 lines in expanse of the fore wings,
and 5 lines in the length of the body."
TYPE: Unknown.
NUMBER 148 13
96. Aegeria geliformis Walker, 1856:46
"Male."
"a. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday,
Esq."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the BMNH: "Aegeria geli-
formis, Type, $"; "79, Aegeria Geliformis";
"46.110, U.S."; "Type."
97. Aegeria giliae Hy. Edwards, 1881:200
"1 9, Colorado. (Morrison.)"
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Aegeria
giliae Hy. Ed., Type"; "Colorado"; "No. 15879,
Collection, Hy. Edw."
98. Carmenta giliae race woodgatei Engelhardt,
1946:61
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56833, male. Collected at
Fort Wingate, N. Mex."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "USNM Type
No. 56833, woodgatei Engelh."; "giliae"; "mimuli,
Comp. with Type Coll. Hy Edw."; "Fort Wingate,
New Mex."; "Aug. 1-7."
99. Melittia gloriosa Hy. Edwards, 1880:71
"Secondaries dull orange . . ." (This indicates
that the specimen being described is a female, since
the secondaries of the male are mostly hyaline.) "I
first took this remarkable insect in San Leandro,
Cal., in 1872."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Melittia
gloriosa Hy. Ed., Type"; "5040 Califor."; "No.
15773. Collection, Hy. Edw."
100. Sciapteron graefi Hy. Edwards, 1881:183
"1 <j. 2 $. Nevada (Morrison.)"
"Type. Coll. E. L. Graef, from whom I have
received many courtesies, and to whom I dedicate
this singular species."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 3 (2 in MSU, 1 in NMNH):
(1) "Sciapteron graefi Hy. Edw., Type"; "F. T.";
"Nevada" (female, MSU). (2) "Sciapteron graefi
Hy. Edw., Type"; "Nevada" (female, MSU). (3)
"Sciapteron graefi Hy. Edw., Type"; "TYPE";
"Col., E. L. Graef."; "Nev." (female, NMNH).
DISCUSSION: Though a male labeled type was
not found, we believe the above three syntypes
represent the type series in the original description,
since Edwards often misidentified the sex of his
specimens. The female specimen mentioned by
Engelhardt (1946) as being in the AMNH could not
be found and is assumed to be one of the two
syntypes at MSU listed above. The female syntype
in the NMNH, because it alone has the E. L. Graef
collection label, has been selected, labeled, and is
designated as the lectotype.
101. Sanninoidea graefi var. barnesii Beutenmul-
ler, 1901:272
"Habitat.?Colorado."
"Type: One female. Coll. Dr. W. Barnes, De-
catur, Illinois."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Sanninoidea
graefii var. Barnsii Beut., 9 Type"; "Barnes Col-
lection"; "2 Clear Creek Canon, Colo."
102. Trochilium grande Strecker, 1881:156
". . . expanding li/4 inches."
"Hab. Texas."
HOLOTYPE: Female, FMNH: "Trochilium grande
Streck."; "Texas"; "Orig. Type"; "J. Boll."
103. Melittia grandis var. hermosa Engelhardt,
1946:186
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56853, female. Described
from two females from Arizona."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Melittia
grandis var. hermosa Engelh., 9 Type"; "Ari-
zona"; "U.S.N.M. Type."
104. Carmenta helenis Engelhardt, 1946:50
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56828, male. Collected at
Earl Grey, Saskatchewan. Also allotype female, one
male paratype, and one female paratype. In the
United States National Museum."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in NMNH: "Compositicola
helenis Engelh. s "; "holotype"; "USNM Type No.
56828, helenis Engelh."; "GPEngelhardt Coll.";
"Earl Grey, Sask., 4.VII.1926, J. D. Ritchie"; " $
genitalia on slide 75966, T. D. Eichlin."
105. Pyrrhotaenia helianthi Hy. Edwards, 1881:203
"1 <s . 1 9 . Virginia City, Nevada. (H. E.) On
Helianthus, sp."
"Types. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 1 (in MSU): "Pyrrhotaenia
helianthi Hy. Edw."; "Nevada"; "F. T." (female).
OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: 2 (in AMNH):
(1) "Soda Sp., June 16"; "Pyrrhotaenia helianthi
Hy. Edw., Type"; "No. 15957, Collection Hy. Ed-
wards" (female). (2) "Pyrrhotaenia helianthi Hy.
Edw."; "Soda Sprgs., Siskiyou, June 30"; "No.
15959, Collection Hy. Edwards" (male).
DISCUSSION: Only the one specimen in the MSU
14 SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ZOOLOGY
Collection could be found from Nevada. Beuten-
muller (1893) mentions the female labeled type
in the Edwards Collection but stated that it could
not be a type since it is from Soda Springs, Cal-
ifornia. It is possible that Edwards decided to
make the latter specimen the type subsequent to
writing the description. The female syntype from
MSU has been selected, labeled, and is designated
as the lectotype.
106. Aegeria hemizoniae Hy. Edwards, 1881:198
"2 ( J . I 9 . Nevada. On Hemizonia luzulifolia.
D. C. (H. E.)"
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (1 in AMNH, 1 in
NMNH): (1) "Nevada"; "No. 15920, Collection
Hy. Edw." (female, AMNH). (2) "Aegeria Hemi-
zoniae Hy. Ed., $ Type"; "TYPE"; "rutilans Hy.
Edw., Comp. with Type Coll. Hy. Edw., W. B.";
"Typicum specimen"; "Nevada" (head and ab-
domen missing, NMNH).
DISCUSSION: A female with a type label is in the
AMNH, but it is from California and cannot be
part of the type series. The female syntype in the
NMNH is in such poor condition that consequently
the female syntype in the AMNH has been selected,
labeled, and is designated as the lectotype. The two
males mentioned in the original description were
not found.
107. Penstemonia hennei Engelhardt, 1946:16
"Type?U.S.N.M. No. 56822. Holotype male,
allotype female, two male and three female para-
types. Collected in San Bernardino County, Calif."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Penstemoni
henni Engelh., i "; "Fig."; "Out 8-28-38, <j , P.
Mill Cr., 38."
108. Aegeria henshawii Hy. Edwards, 1882a:56
"1 ? . Mingan Island, Labrador, Mr. S. H.
Henshaw . . ."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Aegeria
henshawi Hy. Ed., Type"; "Mingan Island, Lab-
rador, July 20, 1881, L. Henshaw"; "No. 15887,
Collection Hy. Edw."
109. Zenodoxus heucherae Hy. Edwards, 1881:205
"6 ? 2 $ . H. E. On flowers of Heuchera rubes-
cens Torr. Lake Tahoe, Calif."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 4 (3 in AMNH, 1 in
NMNH): (1) "Zenodoxus heucherae Hy. Edw.,
Type"; "3492, Sierra Nev., Cal."; "No. 15990, Col-
lection Hy. Edw." (male, AMNH). (2) "3492 Sierra
Nev., Cal."; "No. 15991, Collection Hy. Edw."
(male, AMNH). (3) "3492, Sierra Nev., Cal."; "No.
15992, Collection Hy. Edw." (male, AMNH). (4)
"3492, Sierra Nev., Cal"; "No. 15989, Collection
Hy. Edwards" (male, NMNH).
DISCUSSION: TWO females and two males said to
be part of the type series could not be found. The
first male syntype listed above from the AMNH
has been selected, labeled, and is designated as the
lectotype.
110. Euhagena hirsuta Engelhardt, 1946:172
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56851."
"Remarks.?The male type and only exam-
ple . . ."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH; "Euhagena
hirsuta Engelh., $"; "USNM Type No. 56851,
hirsuta Engelh."; "Fig."; "for illustration"; "Davis
Mts., Tex., 5000 ft, X.17 1928, O. C. Poling."
111. Trochilium hospes Walsh, 1866:270
"One <j , bred June 2 from the Coleopterous
Pseudogall S. inomata n. sp.; $ unknown."
TYPE: Unknown.
112. Sesia hylaeiformis Laspeyres, 1801:14
"Habitat in Germaniae australis hortis, rarius.
A Dno Hubner Augusta Vindelicorum ad me missa.
Larva uncialis, solitaria, albida, subpubescens,
capite fuscescente. Habitat in Rubi Idaei ramulis."
TYPES: Lost (Naumann, 1971).
113. Aegeria hylotomiformis Walker, 1856:43
"Female."
"a. Nova Scotia. From Lieut. Redman's collec-
tion."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the BMNH: "Aegeria hy-
lotomiformis Wkr., Type $ "; "73. Aegeria Hyloto-
miformis."; "Type"; "31"; "Nova Scotia, Redman."
114. Aegeria hyperici Hy. Edwards, 1881:195
"2 $ . West Virginia. T. L. Mead."
"Types. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 1 (in AMNH): "Aegeria
hyperici Hy. Edw., Type"; "West Virginia"; "No.
15865, Collection Hy. Edw." (male).
DISCUSSION: Only one of the syntypes could be
found. The above male syntype in the AMNH has
been selected, labeled, and is designated as the lec-
totype. The sex was erroneously recorded as female
by Edwards.
NUMBER 148 15
115. Aegeria imitata Hy. Edwards, 1881:196
"1 s ? Pennsylvania."
"Type. Col. B. Neumoegen."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Aegeria
imitata Hy. Ed., Type"; "Type"; "Typicum spec-
imen."
DISCUSSION: The type is a female and not a male
as indicated in the original description.
116. Aegeria imperfecta Hy. Edwards, 1881:198
"1 $ . Colorado. (Morrison)"
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Aegeria
imperfecta Hy. Ed., Type"; "Colorado"; "No.
15945, Collection Hy. Edw."
DISCUSSION: Note that the sex was misidentified
by Edwards in the original description.
117. Aegeria impropria Hy. Edwards, 1881:193
"2 $ Marin Co. and Sier. Nev. Cal. (H. E.) 1 9 ?
Washington Ter. (Morrison.)"
"Types Coll. Hy. Edwards. B. Neumoegen."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 1 (in the NMNH): "Aegeria
impropria Hy. Edw., & , Type"; "TYPE"; "Typi-
cum Specimen"; "B. N."; "Was. T." (female, ab-
domen fell off while handling and was placed in
gelatin capsul).
DISCUSSION: The two male specimens mentioned
in the description could not be found, so the female
in the NMNH has been selected, labeled, and is
designated as the lectotype.
118. Aegeria infirma Hy. Edwards, 1881:195
"1 $ . Long Island, N.Y. (S. L. Elliot.)"
"Type. Coll. S. L. Elliot."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Aegeria
infirma Hy. Edw., 9 , Type"; "Am. Mus. Nat. Hist.
Dept. Invert. Zool., No. 23827"; "This is probably
the $ of Ae. eupatorii"; "Long Island, N.Y., $ ,
per Original Descript." (very worn specimen).
DISCUSSION: The type is a female, not a male as
indicated in the description.
119. Aegeria inusitata Hy. Edwards, 1881:201
"White Mts. N. H. (Morrison.) Andover, Mass.
(F. G. Sanborn.)"
"Types. Coll. F. Tepper. Bost. Soc. Natural
History."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (1 in AMNH, 1 in MSU):
(1) "Aegeria inusitata Hy. Ed., Type"; "Andover,
Mass., F. G. Sanborn"; "No. 16013, Collection Hy.
Edw." (female, AMNH). (2) "Aegeria inusitata Hy.
Edw. 9 , Type"; "W. Mts., N. H." (female, MSU).
DISCUSSION: Engelhardt writes, "Type of Aegeria
inusitata, female, in the American Museum of Na-
tural History." The sex was incorrectly determined
by Edwards as a male. To avoid possible confusion
in the future, the female syntype in the AMNH has
been selected, labeled and is designated as the
lectotype.
120. Sesia ithacae Beutenmuller, 1897:215
"Habitat: Ithaca, New York. One male and one
female, No. 16755, Coll. Hy. Edwards, A. M. N. H."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (both in AMNH): (1)
"Sesia ithacae Beut., S , Type"; "Ithaca, N.Y., 26
July"; "No. 16755, Collection, Hy. Edwards" (male,
lacks a head and most legs). (2) "Sesia ithacae Beut.,
9 , Type"; "Ithaca, N.Y., 23 June 87"; "No. 16755,
Collection, Hy. Edwards" (female, lacks head,
mesothorax and wing, which may be in the pinning
box with the specimen).
DISCUSSION: The better of the two syntypes is the
male. Therefore, the male syntype in the AMNH
has been selected, labeled, and is designated as
the lectotype.
121. Aegeria koebelei Hy. Edwards, 1881:196
"1 $ . Tallahassee, Florida. (A. Koebele.)"
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Aegeria
koebelei Hy. Edw., Type"; "No. 15932, Collection
Hy. Edw."; "Genitalia mounted on slide no. 0012
T.D.E."
DISCUSSION: The above specimen lacks a locality
label and appears to be very similar to a species
known only from western Canada.
122. Melittia Hndseyi Barnes and Benjamin, 1925:
14, new name pro M. superba B. & L., 1922
HOLOTYPE: Ipso facto type of superba B. & L.
123. Grotea longipes Moschler, 1876:313
"Flugelspannung 33 mm. Vorderflugelbreite 3.5
mm. s 2 ? Vereinegte Staaten."
TYPE: Probably lost (Naumann, 1971).
124. Trochilium luggeri Hy. Edwards, 1891:108
"Length of body 20 mm. Exp. of wings 35 mm"
(apparently describing a single specimen).
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Trochilium
luggeri Hy. Edw., Type"; "July 6/90"; "No. 15791,
Collection Hy. Edw."
16 SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ZOOLOGY
DISCUSSION: This description was part of an
article by Otto Lugger concerning lepidopterous
borers in trees near St. Anthony Park, Minnesota,
which is the type-locality for this species.
125. Aegeria lupini Hy. Edwards, 1881:192
"2 ? 1 9 . Marin & Mendocino Cos., Calif. (H.E.
and O. Baron.)"
"Type Coll. Hy. Edwards."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 3 (all in the AMNH): (1)
"Aegeria lupini Hy. Ed., Type"; "Marin Co., Cal-
ifornia"; "No. 15907, Collection Hy. Edw." (male).
(2) "Mendocino Co., Calif."; "No. 15908, Collec-
tion Hy. Edw." (male). (3) "797"; "California";
"No. 15909, Collection Hy. Edw." (male).
DISCUSSION: It is our opinion that the above
specimens represent the original type species even
though the last two lack type labels and none is
a female. Edwards often misidentified the sex. The
first male syntype listed above from the AMNH has
been selected, labeled, and is designated as the
lectotype.
126. Trochilium lustrans Grote, 1880:213
"Dayton, O., Mr. G. R. Pilate."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Trochilium
lustrans Grote, Type"; "Ohio, Pilate"; "No. 15897,
Collection Hy. Edwards."
127. Zenodoxus maculipes Grote and Robinson,
1868:184
"Habitat.?Texas. (Belfrage)."
"Two specimens offer no perceptible difference
except that of size . . ." (mentions both sexes, pre-
sumably had one of each sex on hand).
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 1 (in AMNH): "Zenodoxus
maculipes G. & R., Type 2/"; "Tex."; "No. 15998,
Collection Hy. Edwards" (male).
DISCUSSION: An additional female from the MCZ
was seen having the following labels: "Zenodoxus
maculipes G. & R."; "Dallas, Tex., Boll"; "Type
929." It was collected by Boll instead of Belfrage,
as in the original description, and therefore can-
not be considered as a syntype. The male syntype
from the AMNH listed above as Type 2/ has been
selected, labeled, and is designated as the lectotype.
128. Aegeria madariae Hy. Edwards, 1881:201
"3 A 2 $ . On Madaria elegans Don. Saucelito,
Calif., (H. E.)"
"Types. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 3 (2 in AMNH, 1 in
NMNH): (1) "Aegeria madariae Hy. Ed., Type";
"Saucelito, California"; "No. 15953, Collection Hy.
Edw." (female, AMNH). (2) "Saucelito, Cal-
ifornia"; "No. 15954, Collection Hy. Edw." (fe-
male, AMNH). (3) "Aegeria madariae Hy. Edw.,
Type"; "TYPE"; "Aegeria madariae Hy. Edw.,
Type"; "Typicum specimen"; "Saucelito, Cali-
fornia" (female, NMNH, abdomen glued on).
DISCUSSION: TWO males from the original series
could not be found. Since the abdomen was glued
on, the male syntype in the NMNH leaves some
doubt as to its correct association. The female syn-
type in the AMNH labeled "Type" has been se-
lected, labeled, and is designated as the lectotype.
129. Melittia magnifica Beutenmuller, 1899a: 151
"Habitat: Austin, Texas."
"Described from one female, collected by Mr.
Joseph Mattes."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Melittia
magnifica Beuter., Type"; "Austin, Tex."
130. Trochilium marginatum Harris, 1839:309
"This insect was taken in New-Hampshire, and
presented to me by the Rev. L. W. Leonard."
TYPE: Apparently lost or destroyed.
DISCUSSION: Refer to the pertinent statement in
the "Introduction."
131. Bembecia marginata var. albicoma Hulst,
1883:9
"This variety I would call Bembecia Albicoma.
Of it I took 2 s s and 1 $ , in Brooklyn, N.Y."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (both in AMNH): (1)
"Bembecia marginata var. albicoma Hulst, Type";
"No. 15789, Collection Hy. Edwards"; "A.M.N.H.
Type No." (male). (2) "Bembecia marginata var.
albicoma Hulst, Type"; "L. I."; "Collection, G. D.
Hulst" (female).
DISCUSSION: The second syntype listed above has
more accurate labeling; therefore, the female syn-
type from the AMNH has been selected, labeled,
and is designated as the lectotype.
132. Sesia marica Beutenmuller, 1899c:254
"Habitat: Punta Gorda, Florida."
"Type, Coll. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist."
"Described from a perfect male collected by Mrs.
A. T. Slosson."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in AMNH: "Sesia marica
Beut., $ , Type"; "Florida."
NUMBER 148 17
133. Sesia mariona Beutenmuller, 1901:308
"Habitat.?Trimble and Pagossa Springs, and
Durango, Colorado, July 6th, 19th and 30th, 1899."
"Type: Two females, Coll. Dr. William Barnes,
Decatur, Illinois. One female. Col. Am. Mus. Nat.
Hist."
"Described from three females."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 3 (2 in NMNH, 1 in
AMNH): (1) "Sesia mariona Beuten., $, Type";
"Fig."; "Trimble Spgs., Col., 6/19/99" (female,
NMNH). (2) "Sesia mariona Beuten., $, Type";
"Pagossa Spgs., Col., 6/30/99" (female, NMNH).
(3) "Sesia mariona Beuten., $ , Type"; "Durango,
Col., 6/6/99" (female, AMNH).
DISCUSSION: The female syntype in the NMNH
from Trimbel Spgs., Col. has been selected, labeled,
and is designated as the lectotype, because it best
represents the species as described originally.
134. Pyrrhotaenia meadii Hy. Edwards, 1881:204
"3 $ . Lake Tahoe, Califor. (T. L. Mead)"
"Types. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (both in AMNH): (1)
"Pyrrhotaenia meadii Hy. Ed., Type"; "Lake Ta-
hoe, Califor."; "No. 15972, Collection Hy. Edw."
(male). (2) "Lake Tahoe, California"; "No. 15791,
Collection Hy. Edw." (male).
DISCUSSION: The third male of the type series
could not be found. The first male syntype in the
AMNH having the handwritten type label has been
selected, labeled; and is designated as the lectotype.
135. Sesia mellinipennis Boisduval, 1836: pi. 14;
fig. 12
"Amerique septentrionale."
TYPES: Apparently lost or destroyed.
DISCUSSION: Engelhardt (1946) states, "Cotypes.?
R. mellinipennis, two males, lost but figured by
Boisduval." We were unable to find any of the
types and therefore assume they are lost.
136. Zenodoxus mexicanus Beutenmuller, 1897:216
"Habitat: New Mexico. One male, No. 16756,
Coll. A. M. N. H. Received from Prof. J. B. Smith."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Zenodoxus
mexicanus Beut., Type"; "Collection, G. D. Hulst";
"No. 16756, Collection, Hy. Edwards"; "N. Mex."
137. Trochilium minimum Neumoegen, 1891:108
"Hab.?Denver, Col. Type <$ , coll. B. Neumoe-
gen."
"Mr. D. Bruce caught this specimen, and informs
me that its larva feeds on willow."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Trochilium
minimum Neumoegen, Type"; "TYPE"; "Typicum
specimen"; "Denver, Colo., D. Bruce."
138. Aegeria mimuli Hy. Edwards, 1881:200
"1 $ . Colorado. (Morrison)"
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Aegeria mi-
muli Hy. Edw., Type"; "Colorado"; "No. 15870,
Collection Hy. Edw."; " $ genitalia on slide, AB,
Jan. 17, 1940."
139. Carmenta minuta Hy. Edwards, 1881:185
"1 $ . Georgia. (Morrison)"
"Type. Coll. F. Tepper."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in MSU: "minuta Hy. Ed.";
"Type"; "Georgia" (right forewing and abdomen
missing).
DISCUSSION: The sex of the type had been mis-
identified by Edwards and is in fact a female.
140. Albuna modesta Kellicott, 1892a:46
"I propose this name for a species taken on the
University campus at Columbus in August last,
resting on foliage" (describes a female).
TYPE: Unknown.
141. Albuna montana Hy. Edwards, 1881:188
"21 Examples. & . $ ."
"White Mountains, N. H. (Morrison. Grote.)
Nevada, Colorado. (Morrison.) Anticosti Isld.
(Couper.) Sier. Nevada, Cal. (H.E.)"
"Colls. Tepper, Graef, Neumoegen, W. Grey, Dr.
Bailey, Hy. Edwards, etc., etc."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 3 (2 in the AMNH, 1 in
MSU): (1) "Albuna montana Hy. Edw., Type";
"Colorado"; "No. 15840, Collection, Hy. Edw."
(female, AMNH). (2) "Albuna montana Hy. Edw.,
Type"; "Colorado"; "No. 15842, Collection, Hy.
Edw." (female, AMNH). (3) "W. Mts., N. H.";
"F. T."; "Type" (female, MSU).
DISCUSSION: Also examined were the following
specimens from the Tepper-Morrison Collection at
MSU: 2 6 i , 1 9 , W. Mts., N. H., F. T.; 1 $ Mt.
Hood; 1 $ , Anticosti. Another 2 in the AMNH
from Colorado is No. 15841 in the Hy. Edwards
Collection. These specimens are probably part of
the original type series but lack Edwards' "type"
labels. Apparently, Edwards in several instances
labeled the type series of various species subse-
18 SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ZOOLOGY
quent to writing the description; thus, all speci-
mens of a series were not always labeled as a type,
or specimens not in the series from which the
description was written were later affixed with a
type label. Engelhardt (1946) simply states,
"Type.?Female. In the American Museum of
Natural History." Since most of the Edwards types
are in the AMNH, the female syntype from Colo-
rado in the AMNH with Collection No. 15840 has
been selected, labeled, and is designated as the
lectotype.
142. Harmonia morrisoni Hy. Edwards, 1882a:55
"1 $ , Montana Terr. Mr. H. K. Morrison, to
whom I have much pleasure in dedicating the spe-
cies."
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Harmonia
morrisoni Hy. Edw., Type"; "Mont."; "No. 15805,
Collection Hy. Edw."
143. Aegeria morula Hy. Edwards, 1881:196
"1 s . Texas. (J. Boll.)"
"Type. Coll. B. Neumoegen."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Aegeria mo-
rula Hy. Edw. Type"; "Typicum specimen";
"Tex."
144. Euhagena nebraskae Hy. Edwards, 1881:181
"1 $ . Nebraska. (Mr. Austin)."
"Type. Coll. Cambridge Museum."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the MCZ: "Euhagena ne-
braskae Hy. Edw., Type"; "Nebraska, Austin";
"Type 930."
DISCUSSION: The type is in very bad condition,
having come off the verdigris coated pin and been
broken in several pieces, in transit. What was left
has been placed in a gelatin capsule.
145. Euhagena nebraskae form intensa Engelhardt,
1946:172
"Type? U.S.N.M. No. 56850, female."
"Remarks.?For this unique and strikingly col-
ored example, I am indebted to my good friend
C. M. Dammers, of Riverside, Calif., who collected
the specimen in the mountains at Barnwell, San
Bernardino County, on October 12, 1936."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Euhagena
nebraskae intensa Engelh., 9 "; "U.S.N.M. Type
No. 56850, E. nebraskae intensa Engl."; "Fig."; " 9
Coll. by C. Dammers, 12 Oct. 1936, Barnwell, S.
Bernardino Co."
146. Aegeria neglecta Hy. Edwards, 1881:197
"1 s . Olympia, Washington Ter. (H. E.)"
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Aegeria
neglecta Hy. Ed., Type"; "Washington, Ter., Jan.";
"No. 15950, Collection Hy. Edw."
DISCUSSION: The type is a female and not a male
as indicated in the original description.
147. Euhagena nebraskae form mormoni Engel-
hardt, 1946:171
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56849."
"Remarks.?Only two male examples of this
striking form of nebraskae are known. They are
labeled 'Logan, Utah, September 20, 1923, W. W.
Henderson, collector'."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Euhagena
mormonis Engelh., <j "; "USNM Type No. 56849,
mormoni Engelh."; "Fig."; "For illustration";
"Coll. Engelhardt, G. P."; "Logan, Ut., Sept. 20,
1923"; "W. W. Henderson, Collector."
148. Aegeria nicotianae Hy. Edwards, 1881:202
"1 s.l 9. Texas. (J. Boll.)"
"Types. Coll. B. Neumoegen."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (both in NMNH): (1)
"Aegeria nicotianae Hy. Edw., $, Type"; "TYPE";
"Typicum specimen"; "Tex." (male). (2) "Aegeria
nicotianae Hy. Edw."; "Boll, from gall on Q. nigra.
inquilinous?Bred Apr."; "J. Boll, Texas"; "nico-
tianae, & genitalia on slide, AB, May 12, 1939"
(male).
DISCUSSION: There is another male in the AMNH
labeled "Tex."; "No. 15946, Collection Hy. Edw.",
but lacks a type label as does the second syntype
listed above. The first syntype listed above is a
male and not a female as indicated on the label,
and since it is the only specimen found labeled
"Type," this male syntype in the NMNH has been
selected, labeled, and is designated as the lectotype.
149. Sesia nigella Hulst, 1881:75
"Two specimens, s and 9, taken in coitu on a
leaf of the swamp button-bush near Fairport, West-
ern New York. The 9 , which was soon after by
accident lost . . ."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 1 (in the AMNH): "Sesia
nigella Hulst, Type"; "No. 15983, Collection Hy.
Edwards" (male).
DISCUSSION: Since Hulst states that the female
was lost, the male syntype in the AMNH has been
selected, labeled, and is designated as the lectotype.
NUMBER 148 19
150. Carmenta nigra Beutenmuller, 1894:96
"Type: One female from Utah. Coll. Chas.
Palm."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Carmenta
nigra Beut., 2, Type"; "Utah"; "No. 15934, Col-
lection, Hy. Edwards."
151. Sesia nomadaepennis Boisduval, 1869:63
"Trouvee sur les fleurs."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Type, S. no-
madeipennis Bdv., a/c Hofer"; "Sesia nomadaepen-
nis Bdv., California, Sp.G. Sphing. p. 399"; "Sessia
nomadaepennis, Calif."; "Oberthur Collection";
"j'ai envoye en Jly 1882 la peinture a M. Edwards,
Ch. Ob."; "Albuna pyramidalis var. montana Hy.
Edw., s"; "Typicum Specimen"; "Ex. Musaeo,
Dris Boisduval."
152. Aegeria novaroensis Hy. Edwards, 1881:199
"1 $ . Soda Springs, Siskiyou Co., Cal. J. Beh-
rens."
"1 2 ? Novaro, Mendocino Co., Cal. J. Behrens."
"Types. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (both in AMNH): (1)
"Aegeria novaroensis Behrens, $ Type"; "Soda
Springs, California"; "No. 15888, Collection Hy.
Edw." (female). (2) "Aegeria novaroensis Behrens,
2, Type"; "Novarro, June, 76"; "No. 15889, Col-
lection Hy. Edw." (female).
DISCUSSION: The first syntype was erroneously de-
termined as a male in the original description. Be-
cause the second specimen has the date of capture,
this female syntype from Novarro in the AMNH
has been selected, labeled, and is designated as the
lectotype.
153. Aegeria odyneripennis Walker, 1856:42
"Female."
"a. Nova Scotia. Presented by E. Doubleday,
Esq."
"b-d. Nova Scotia. From Lieut. Redman's col-
lection."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 4 (all in BMNH): (1) "71,
Aegeria odyneripennis"; "R"; "N. Scotia, Red-
man"; "Type" (female). (2) "R"; "N. Scotia, Red-
man" (female). (3) "R"; "N. Scotia, Redman"
(female). (4) "N. Scotia" (male).
DISCUSSION: Due to the more complete labeling,
the first female syntype in the BMNH listed above
has been selected, labeled, and is designated as the
lectotype.
154. Carmenta ogalala Engelhardt, 1946:73
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56834. Described from
male holotype from Durango, Colo. (Oslar) . . . all
in the United States National Museum."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in NMNH: "Conopia ogalala
Engelh. $ "; "USNM Type No."; "Coll. G. P. En-
gelhardt"; "Oslar, Durango, Col."
155. Aegeria opalescens Hy. Edwards, 1881:199
"3 $ . Virginia City, Nevada. (H. E.)"
"1 2. Colorado. (Morrison.)"
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (1 in NMNH, 1 in
AMNH): (1) "Aegeria opalescens Hy. Edw., Type";
"TYPE"; "Typicum specimen"; "Nev." (male,
NMNH). (2) "Aegeria opalescens Hy. Edw.,
Type"; "Colorado"; "No. 15834, Collection Hy.
Edw." (male, AMNH).
DISCUSSION: TWO additional males labeled "Ne-
vada" and "F. T." are in the collection at MSU
but lack the handwritten "type" labels, as does a
male in the E. L. Graef Collection at the NMNH
also labeled "Nev." It is impossible to say which
of these males were part of the original type series.
It is probably correct to assume that the male syn-
type from Colorado is in fact the female eluded to
in the description, the sex being incorrectly deter-
mined. The male syntype in the NMNH has been
selected, labeled, and is designated as the lectotype.
156. Pyrrhotaenia orthocarpi Hy. Edwards, 1881:
204
"3 $ . 1 2 ? On Orthocarpus luteus. Nutt. Wa-
shoe Lake, Nevada, (H. E.)"
"Types Coll. Hy. Edwards."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 3 (all in AMNH): (1)
"Pyrrhotaenia orthocarpi Hy. Edw., Type"; "Ne-
vada"; "5049"; "No. 15961, Collection Hy. Edw."
(male). (2) "Nevada"; "5049"; "No. 15962, Collec-
tion Hy. Edw." (male). (3) "Nevada"; "5049";
"No. 15963, Collection Hy. Edw." (male).
DISCUSSION: The female of the type series could
not be found. Three additional males labeled
"Nevada" are at MSU, but like the second and
third syntypes listed above, all lack a type label.
The first male syntype in the AMNH has been
selected, labeled, and is designated as the lecto-
type.
157. Sannina pacifica Riley, 1891:393
(Described both males and females from Cali-
fornia.)
20 SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ZOOLOGY
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 9 (all in NMNH): (1)
"Sannina pacifica Riley"; "U.S.N.M. Type No.
345"; "Santa Clara Co., Cal."; "June"; "417" (fe-
male). (2) "pacifica Riley"; "Santa Clara Co.,
Cal."; "July"; "417"; "Coll. G. P. Engelhardt" (fe-
male). (3) "Santa Clara Co., Cal."; "July"; "Barnes
Collection" (female). (4) "Santa Clara Co., Cal";
"417"; "Synanthedon opalescens pacifica Riley,
9 "; "opalescens v. pacifica R., $ genitalia on slide,
AB, Dec. 10, 1936" (female). (5) "Santa Clara Co.,
Cal."; "417"; "Synanthedon opalescens pacifica Ri-
ley, S "; "opalescens v. pacifica R., $ genitalia on
slide, AB, Dec. 10, 1936" (male). (6) "Santa Clara
Co., Cal"; "May"; "417"; "Aegeria in roots of
peach"; "Sanninoidea opalescens Hy. Edw., $"
(male). (7) "Santa Clara Co., Cal"; "July"; "417"
(male). (8) "Santa Clara Co., Cal."; "July"; "417"
(male). (9) "Santa Clara Co., Cal."; "June";
"417"; "Barnes Collection" (male).
DISCUSSION: Since no reference was made to any
one type in the original description, all of the
above specimens in NMNH are treated as syntypes.
The first female listed above in the NMNH has
been selected, labeled, and is designated as the
lectotype.
158. Trochilium pacificum Hy. Edwards, 1881:180
"1 $ . Washington Ter. (Morrison), 1 $ . Cali-
fornia, (R. H. Stretch)."
"Types. Coll. B. Neumoegen. J. Akhurst."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 3 (2 in AMNH, 1 in
NMNH): (1) "Trochilium pacificum Hy. Edw. $ ;
Type"; "Sta. Barbara, California"; "No. 15820,
Collection, Hy. Edw." (male, AMNH). (2)
"Trochilium pacificum Hy. Edw., 9, Type"; "S.
Bernardino, California"; "No. 15822, Collection,
Hy. Edw." (female, AMNH). (3) "Trochilium pa-
cificum Hy. Edw., Type"; "U.S.N.M. Type"; "Typi-
cum specimen"; "Wash. Terr." (female, NMNH).
DISCUSSION: Engelhardt (1946) states, "Type.?
Female. In the United States National Museum.
Remarks.?Hy. Edwards' description of Trochilium
pacificum is based on a female (Washington Terri-
tory). He had two specimens, stated to be male
and female, but both are females. . . ." This inter-
pretation is probably correct; therefore, the female
syntype from Washington Territory in the NMNH
has been selected, labeled, and designated as the
lectotype.
159. Paranthrene palmiana Dalla Torre, 1925:160,
new name pro Larunda palmii Neumoegen,
1891.
LECTOTYPE: Ipso facto type of palmii Neumogen.
160. Sesia palmii Beutenmuller, 1902:126
"Habitat.?Phoenix, Arizona."
"Described from two males. Types, Collection
Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., and Charles Palm."
LECTOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH; "Sesia
palmii Beutm., Type"; "U.S.N.M. Lectotype, G. P.
Engelhardt"; "Type"; "Phoenix, Ariz."
DISCUSSION: Engelhardt (1946) designated the lec-
totype stating, "Remarks.?Beutenmuller's descrip-
tion of this remarkable species is not based on the
male, as stated, but on the female. The identity
of the very dissimilar sexes was established many
years after the description of the female in 1902.
Of the three known female types from the original
lot collected by Kuntze at Phoenix, Ariz., one is in
the collection of the United States National Mu-
seum, bearing Beutenmuller's label and designa-
tion as type. It has been made the lectotype."
161. Fatua palmii Hy. Edwards, 1887:145
"1 9. Enterprise, Florida. Taken by Mr. C.
Palm, to whom I dedicate the species."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Fatua
palmii Hy. Edw., Type"; "Florida"; "No. 15792,
Collection Hy. Edw."
162. Larunda palmii Neumoegen, 1891:108
"Hab.?South Arizona. Types, three males and
one female; coll. Charles Palm and B. Neu-
moegen."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 4 (2 in AMNH, 2 in
NMNH): (1) "Larunda palmii Neumoegen, $,
Type"; "Ariz."; "Collection Chas. Palm" (male,
AMNH). (2) "Larunda palmii Neumoegen, $,
Type" (label appears to be in different handwrit-
ing than above male specimen); "Ariz."; "No.
16757, Collection Hy. Edw." (male, AMNH). (3)
"Larunda palmii Neumoegen, 9, Type"; "Ariz.";
"TYPE"; "Typicum specimen" (female, NMNH).
(4) "TYPE"; "Typicum specimen"; "Ariz." (male,
NMNH).
DISCUSSION: Engelhardt states, "Type.?Male. In
the United States National Museum . . ." How-
ever, the male listed above from the NMNH is
poorly labeled and does not have a handwritten
type label as on the other three syntypes. Since it
NUMBER 148 21
is fairly certain that the first syntype listed from
the Palm Collection was used in the original de-
scription, this male syntype from the AMNH has
been selected, labeled, and is designated as the lec-
totype.
163. Zenodoxus palmii race incanae Engelhardt,
1946:198
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56857. From Yuma,
Ariz."
"Food plant.?Sphaeralcea incana."
"Remarks.?Described from male type . . ."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "USNM Type
No. 56857, incanae Engelh."; "Yuma, Ariz., x pupa
VI. 15.35"; "root borer, Sphaeralcea incana"; "near
Zenodoxus palmii, G.P.E."; " $ genitalia on slide,
AB, Nov. 23, 1935".
164. Zenodoxus palmii race sphaeralceae Engel-
hardt, 1946:198
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56856. From Snake River,
Whitman County, Wash., opposite Clarkson."
"Remarks.?Described from male type . . ."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "USNM Type
No. 56856, sphaeralceae Engelh."; "Snake River,
Whitman Co., Wn, opp. Clarkston, E. 4-IX-37,
J.F.G. Clarke"; "reared from Sphaeralcea mun-
roana."
165. Paranthrene pepsidiformis Hubner, 1825:32,
figs. 533, 534
"Heimath: Georgien in Nordamerika."
TYPE: Unknown.
166. Alcathoe pepsioides Engelhardt, 1946:103
"Type.?Male, in the United States National
Museum."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Alcathoe pep-
sioides Engelhardt, Holotype, 6 "; "5302, on Cle-
matis ligustictfolia, Durango, Col., iss, Jun. 7.99";
" <$ genitalia on slide no. 75941, T.D. Eichlin."
167. Alcathoe pepsioides atra Engelhardt, 1925b:
158
"Types. Holotype male and allotype female, col-
lection G. P. Engelhardt, Brooklyn Museum."
"Described from three specimens collected by J.
Woodgate in the mountains near Jemez Springs,
N.M., at altitude of 7,000 feet."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Alcathoe pep-
sioides subsp. atra Engelhardt, Holotype, $";
"Aug. 8, 7000"; "Jemez Sprgs., N. M., Woodgate."
168. Alcathoe pepsioides ferrugata Engelhardt,
1946:105
"Types.?U.S.N.M. No. 56839. From Rifle,
Colo."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Alcathoe pep-
sioides race ferrugata Engelh., Type, <$ "; "Rifle,
Colo., xp. VIII.28. 1927"; "Coll. G. P. Engelhardt."
169. Memythrus perlucida Busck, 1915:80
"Type: Cat. No. 19223, U.S.N.M."
"Reared by Mr. Brunner from Populus tricho-
capa."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Memythrus
perlucida Busck, $ Type"; "Populus trichocarpa";
"Missoula, Mont., J. Brunner, Coir."; "Jun. 5/14,
reared"; "12339, Hopk. U.S."; "Genitalia Slide, By
T. D. Eichlin, USNM 75999."
DISCUSSION: In addition to the female specimen
labeled "Type" in the NMNH, there are two males
and one female labeled "Cotype", all with Cat. No.
19223.
170. Aegeria perplexa Hy. Edwards, 1881:192
"1 $ . Texas. (J. Boll.)"
"Type. Coll. B. Neumoegen."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Aegeria per-
plexa Hy. Edw., Type"; "TYPE"; "Typicum speci-
men"; "B. N."; "Tex."
171. Apis persica Thomas, 1824:37
"Wings violet blue."
"Abdomen blue, with one interrupted yellow
band."
TYPE: Unknown.
DISCUSSION: There is no mention of the number
of specimens upon which the description was writ-
ten or where the series was kept, if it was kept at
all. The species was reared from peach trees in
Baltimore, Maryland, and the description is ob-
viously of a female of the peach tree borer, San-
ninoidea exitiosa (Say), even though the author
considered it to be a hymenopteran.
172. Carmenta phoradendri Engelhardt, 1946:51
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56829, male. Collected
at San Antonio, Tex."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in NMNH: "Conopia phora-
dendri Engelh. $ "; "U.S.N.M. Type No"; "Coll.,
G. P. Engelhardt"; "San Antonio, Tex., IV. 15.
1928."
22 SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ZOOLOGY
173. Parharmonia piceae Dyar, 1904:106
"Three specimens, Hoquiam, Wash. (H. E.
Burke), bred on Picea sitchensis; Keyport, Wash.
(C. V. Piper)."
"Type.?No. 7837, U.S. National Museum."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 3 (all in NMNH): (1) "Par-
harmonia (Sesia) piceae Dyar, Type"; "U.S.N.M.
Type No. 7837"; "Picea sitchensis"; "Burke Coir.,
Hoquiam, Wn."; "2454a, Hopk.U.S." (male, abdo-
men has been glued on). (2) "Keyport, Wash.";
"U.S.N.M. Type No. 7837" (female, abdomen miss-
ing). (3) "Keyport, Wash."; "U.S.N.M. Type No.
7837" (female, abdomen missing).
DISCUSSION: Due to the relatively better condition
of the specimen and the exactness of the label data,
the male syntype in the NMNH has been selected,
labeled, and is designated as the lectotype.
174. Aegeria pictipes Grote and Robinson, 1868:
182
"Habitat.?Atlantic District, (Penna.)."
TYPES: Lost (Engelhardt, 1946).
DISCUSSION: Grote and Robinson describe both
the male and female. The male is figured on pi. 2:
fig. 64.
175. Aegeria pini Kellicott, 1881:5
"During the past summer I succeeded in getting
the moth of one of them. . . ." "The moth (fe-
male) expands 1.2 inch." "The male not seen."
TYPE: Unknown.
DISCUSSION: Engelhardt (1946) states, "Type.?
Male, In the collection of D. S. Kellicott.". The
type was not found.
176. Aegeria pinorum Behrens, 1889:163
The description appeared in an article by G. H.
French, Carbondale, Illinois, in which he writes,
"It comes from Monterey, in Pinus insignis, from
which larvae have been obtained. From these lar-
vae he bred one specimen from which the drawing
was made."
"Mr. Behrens did not state whether the speci-
men was a male or a female, but I think from the
drawing it was a male."
HOLOTYPE: Unknown.
DISCUSSION: It is not clear whether Behrens or
French retained the specimen, but it was probably
the former since the drawing and brief description
had been forwarded to French and not the speci-
men itself.
177. Aegeria pleciaeformis Walker, 1856:40
"Male."
"a. Nova Scotia. From Lieut. Redman's collec-
tion."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the BMNH: "66, Aegeria
pleciaeformis"; "N. Scotia"; "Type."
178. Aegeria polistiformis Harris, 1854:216
"The roots of cultivated grape vines in the
Southeastern States have been observed, by Dr. F. J.
Kron, of Albermarle, North Carolina, to be so
much injured by borers as to prevent the ripening
of the fruit, and finally to cause the decay and
death of the vines." "He has also favored me with
samples of injured vine-roots, and specimens of the
insects in all their stages, together with an account
of his observations and experiments upon them."
TYPES: Apparently lost or destroyed.
DISCUSSION: Refer to the pertinent statement in
the "Introduction."
179. Vitacea polistiformis form huron Engelhardt,
1946:154
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56847. Described from
male type from Pentwater, Mich., and female para-
type from Miller, Ind."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Paranthrene
polistiformis huron, Engelh., $ "; "Pentwater,
Mich., VII.20.20"; "Col. by E. Liljeblad"; "Coll.,
Engelhardt, G. P."
180. Pyrrhotaenia polygoni Hy. Edwards, 1881:202
" s . San Miguel, Calif. (H. E.) On Polygonum
maritium. L."
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Pyrrhotae-
nia polygoni Hy. Edw., Type"; "S. Miquel, Califor-
nia"; "No. 15970, Collection Hy. Edw."
DISCUSSION: The specimen Edwards described was
a female and not a male as indicated.
181. Zenodoxus potentillae Hy. Edwards, 1881:205
"1 & . 2 2. Lake Tahoe, Cal. San Rafael, Cal.
(H. E.) With Z. heucherae."
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 3 (all in AMNH): (1)
"Zenodoxus potentillae Hy. Edw., Type"; "Sierra
Nev., Cal."; "No. 15993, Collection Hy. Edw." (fe-
male). (2) "5051, Sierra Nev., Cal."; "No. 15996,
Collection Hy. Edw." (badly damaged, sex unde-
termined). (3) "California"; "1278"; "No. 15995,
Collection Hy. Edw." (male).
NUMBER 148 23
DISCUSSION: One additional specimen in the
NMNH labeled, "5051, Sierra Nev., Cal."; "No.
15994, Collection Hy. Edwards", may be part of the
material from which this species was described, but
only three specimens were mentioned in the origi-
nal description. The first female syntype listed
above from the AMNH has been selected, labeled,
and is designated as the lectotype.
182. Sciapteron praecedens Hy. Edwards 1883:155
"1. $ N. Carolina. Coll. B. Neumoegen."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Sciapteron
praecedens Hy. Edw., $ Type"; "Type" "Typicum
specimen"; "N. C"; "Genitalia Slide, By T. D.
Eichlin, USNM 75900."
183. Aegeria praestans Hy. Edwards, 1882b: 98
"1 $ . Washington Ter. (H. K. Morrison)."
"Type, Coll. B. Neumoegen."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Aegeria praes-
tans Hy. Ed., Type"; "Pyrrhotaenia praestans Hy.
Edw."; "TYPE"; "Typicum specimen"; "Was. T."
184. Aegeria prosopis Hy. Edwards, 1882b:99
"Arizona. 1 <j . Coll. Hy. Edwards."
"This singular species was raised from a gall on
the Mesquit. (Prosopis juliflora, D.C.)"
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Aegeria pro-
sopis Hy. Ed., Type"; "from galls of Mesquit,
Ft. Grant, Ariz., May.82"; "No. 15943, Collection,
Hy. Edw."
185. Aegeria proximo Hy. Edwards, 1881:201
"White Mts. N. H. (Morrison.)"
"Type. Coll. F. Tepper."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in MSU: "Aegeria proxima
Hy. Edw., Type"; "White Mts., N. H."; "F. T."
186. Aegeria pyralidiformis Walker; 1856:44
"Female."
"a. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday.
Esq."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the BMNH: "Aegeria
pyralidiformis, Type, $"; "74, Aegeria pyralidi-
formis"; "46.110, U.S."; "Type"; "F3/10."
187. Carmenta pyralidiformis var. aurantis Engel-
hardt, 1946:47
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56827, male. Also female
allotype, 32 male and 28 female paratypes. Col-
lected at Mobile, Ala. In the United States Na-
tional Museum."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Synanthedon
pyralidiformis sub sp. aurantis Engelhardt, $
Type"; "Coll. G. P. Engelhardt"; "Mobile, Ala.,
IX.19.13, Dukes."
188. Aegeria pyramidalis Walker, 1856:40
"a--e. St. Martin's Falls, Albany River, Hudson's
Bay. Presented by Dr. Barnston" (described only
the male).
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 1 (in BMNH): "Sesia pyra-
midalis, no. 229, 514 (very difficult to read, could
be 915)"; ". . . . (unreadable)"; "Type, $";
"F.317"; "Type" (male).
DISCUSSION: One other specimen, a female, with
very similar labeling was seen in the BMNH but
had the label, "N. Scotia, Redman" and, therefore,
could not be considered as a syntype. No other
syntypes could be found, so the above mentioned
male syntype in the BMNH has been selected, la-
beled, and is designated as the lectotype.
189. Aegeria pyri Harris, 1830:2
"There is an insect which has lately been dis-
covered in the trunks of the pear tree, feeding be-
neath the bark."
"Mr. Downer furnished me with some of these
insects . . ."
TYPES: Apparently lost or destroyed.
DISCUSSION: Refer to the pertinent statement in
the "Introduction."
190. Aegeria querci Hy. Edwards, 1882a:48
"From galls of 'Live oak,' Arizona."
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Aegeria
querci Hy. Ed., Type"; "from galls of live oak, St.
Grnad, Ariz., April.1882"; "No. 15942, Collection,
Hy. Edw."
191. Aegeria} quinque-candata Ridings, 1862:277
"Obs. This remarkable species was captured by
myself in Middletown, Frederick County, Virginia,
and is now in the collection of the Entomological
Society of Philadelphia."
(He described and figured a male specimen.)
TYPE: Unknown.
192. Aegeria refulgens Hy. Edwards, 1881:199
"1 s . Georgia. (Morrison.)"
"Type. Coll. F. Tepper."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in MSU: "Type"; "F. T.";
"Georgia."
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DISCUSSION: Note that the sex of the type is a
female and not a male as indicated erroneously by
Edwards.
193. Albuna resplendens Hy. Edwards, 1881:186
"1 $ . Soda Springs, Siskiyou county, Cal. (I.
Behrens.) 2 $ . Sierra Nevada, Cal. (S. Brannan.)"
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 1 (in AMNH): "Albuna
resplendens Hy. Edw., Type"; "Soda Springs, Cali-
fornia"; "No. 15872, Collection Hy. Edw."; "Geni-
talia mounted on slide no. 0011 T.D.E." (female).
DISCUSSION: Engelhardt (1946) says, "Type.?Fe-
male. Collected in Siskiyou County, Calif. In the
United States National Museum." This specimen
could not be found. Also, the two females from
Sierra Nevada, California, were not found. The
above listed specimen labeled "Type" is thought to
be the specimen from Soda Springs mentioned in
the original description, but Edwards had misiden-
tified the sex. The female syntype in the AMNH
has been selected, labeled, and is designated as the
lectotype.
194. Sesia rhododendri Beutenmuller, 1909:82
"Habitat.?Cheltenham, Pa."
"Described from twenty-five specimens kindly
sent to me by Prof. H. A. Surface, the economic
zoologist of Pennsylvania."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 19 (12 NMNH, 4 AMNH,
1 MCZ, 2 ANSP): (1) "Sesia rhododrendri Beut.";
"COTYPE No., A.M.N.H."; "Bred Spem, V-26";
"Cheltenham, Pa., V-2"; "9025b" (male, NMNH).
(2) "Sesia rhododrendri Beut."; "COTYPE No.,
A.M.N.H."; "Bred Spem,- V-24"; "Cheltenham, Pa.,
V-2"; "9025b" (male, NMNH). (3) "Sesia rhodo-
drendri Beut."; "COTYPE No., A.M.N.H."; "Bred
Spem, V-21"; "Cheltenham, Pa., V-2"; "9025b"
(male, NMNH). (4) "Sesia rhododrendri Beut.";
"COTYPE No., A.M.N.H."; "U.S.N.M. Cotype No.
12204"; "Bred Spem, VI-29"; "Cheltenham, Pa.,
V-2"; '9025b" (male, NMNH). (5) "rhododendri
Beut., $ "; "COTYPE No., A.M.N.H."; "Bred
Spem, VI-16"; "Cheltenham, Pa., V-2"; "9025b";
" ?j genitalia on slide, June 4, 1940, J.F.G.C. 3003"
(male, NMNH). (6) "Sesia rhododendri Beutm.,
$ "; "Synanthedon rhododendri Beuten., $ "; "CO-
TYPE No."; "Bred Spem, V-28"; "Cheltenham,
Pa., V-2" (male, NMNH). (7) "Synanthedon rho-
dodendri Beuten., $ "; "COTYPE No., A.M.N.H.";
"Bred Spem, V-28"; "Cheltenham, Pa., V-2";
"9025b" (male, NMNH). (8) "Sesia rhododendri
Beutm., s "; "COTYPE No."; "Bred Spem, V-28";
"Cheltenham, Pa., V-2" (male, NMNH). (9)
"Sesia rhododendri Beut., $"; "COTYPE No.
A.M.N.H."; "U.S.N.M. Cotype No."; "Bred Spem,
V-30"; "Cheltenham, Pa., V-2"; "9025b" (female,
NMNH). (10) "Sesia rhododendri Beut., $ "; "CO-
TYPE No. A.M.N.H."; ,"Bred Spem, VI-2"; "Chel-
tenham, Pa., V-2"; "9025b" (female, NMNH). (11)
"Sesia rhododendri Beutm., 5"; "COTYPE";
"Bred Spem, VI-13"; "Cheltenham, Pa., V-2" (fe-
male, NMNH). (12) "COTYPE No. A.M.N.H.";
"Bred Spem, VI-21"; "Cheltenham, Pa., V-2";
"9025b" (female, NMNH). (13) "Sesia rhododen-
dri Beut."; "Bred Spem, V-26"; "Cheltenham, Pa.,
V-2"; "9025b" (male, AMNH). (14) "Sesia rho-
dodendri Beut."; "Bred Spem, V-28"; "Chelten-
ham, Pa., V-2"; "9025b" (male, AMNH). (15)
"Sesia rhododendri Beut."; "Bred Spem, VI-6";
"Cheltenham, Pa., V-2"; "9025b" (female,
AMNH). (16) "Sesia rhododendri Beut."; "Bred
Spem, VI-2"; "Cheltenham, Pa., V-2"; "9025b"
(female, AMNH). (17) "Sesia rhododendri Beutm.,
Type <$ "; "Bred Spem, VI-18"; "Cheltenham, Pa.,
V-2"; "9025b"; "TYPE"; "M.C.Z. Paratype 25570"
(female, MCZ). (18) "Sesia rhododendri Beut.";
"Bred Spem, VI-1"; "Cheltenham, Pa., V-2";
"9025b"; Co-TYPE, A.M.N.H."; "Type No.
5000.1" (male, ANSP). (19) "Sesia rhododendri
Beut."; "Bred Spem, VI-4"; "Cheltenham, Pa.,
V-2"; "9025b"; "Co-TYPE, A.M.N.H."; "Type No.
5000.2" (female, ANSP).
DISCUSSION: The remaining six syntypes could
not be located. Most of the specimens of the type
series were not spread. The male syntype listed
above as (8) from the NMNH has been selected,
labeled, and is designated as the lectotype.
195. Conopia richardsi Engelhardt, 1946:87
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56837, male. Allotype fe-
male and two male and two female paratypes also
in the United States National Museum."
"Remarks.?Holotype, allotype, and one male
and one female paratype were collected on flowers
in moist meadows along a river in Clarke County,
Ga., June 15, 1928 (A. Glenn Richards)."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "richardsi
Engelh., 3"; "USNM Type No. 56837, richardsi
Engelh."; "Coll., G. P. Engelhardt"; "Clarke Co.,
Georgia, Jun. 15, 1928, Richards."
NUMBER 148 25
196. Albuna rileyana Hy. Edwards, 1881:187
"1 9 . Cadet, Missouri. (Prof. C. V. Riley.)"
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Albuna ri-
leyana Hy. Edw., 9, Type"; "Cadet, Mo., Aug.
25/77"; "No. 15867, Collection Hy. Edw."
DISCUSSION: Engelhardt (1946) writes, "United
States National Museum records: Cadet, Mo., fe-
male type, August 25, 1877? (Riley) . . ." This
specimen could not be found in the NMNH and
probably refers to the type in the AMNH. There
is a female labeled in the NMNH ". . . Type 2";
"Col.", but is in fact not conspecific with rileyana.
197. Sciapteron robiniae Hy. Edwards, 1880:72
"2 <$ , 3 $ . Contra Costa County, Cal.; Virginia
City, Nev."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 4 (all in AMNH): (1)
"Sciapteron robiniae Hy. Edw., Type"; "3496, Ne-
vada"; "No. 15786, Collection Hy. Edw." (male).
(2) "Sciapteron robiniae Hy. Edw., Type"; "3496,
Califor." (female). (3) "34%, Nevada"; "No.
15787, Collection Hy. Edw." (female). (4) "3496,
Nevada"; "No. 15788, Collection Hy. Edw." (fe-
male).
DISCUSSION: The other male specimen mentioned
in the original description could not be found.
Engelhardt (1946) simply states, "Type.?Male. In
the American Museum of Natural History." To
avoid any possible confusion in the future, the
male syntype in the AMNH has been selected, la-
beled, and is designated as the lectotype.
198. Paranthrene robiniae form palescens Engel-
hardt, 1946:144
"Type?U.S.N.M. No. 56846. From Palm
Springs, Calif."
"Described from female type and female para-
type from the type locality."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Paran-
threne robiniae palescens Engelh., 9"; "USNM
Type No. 56846, palescens Engelh." "Fig."; "Palm
Spg. Canyon, VI.24.1921 (?), Calif."
199. Zenodoxus rubens Engelhardt, 1946:200
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56860."
"Remarks.?Described from male holotype, fe-
male allotype, 4 male and 3 female paratypes from
Davis Mountains, and one male paratype from
Globe, Ariz."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Zenodoxus
rubens Engelhardt, $ Holotype"; "for illustra-
tion"; "Davis Mts., Tex., X. 10-15.1928, 5000 ft.,
O. C. Poling."
200. Sesia rubescens Hulst, 1881:76
"One specimen from Colorado."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Sesia ru-
bescens Hulst Type"; "Col."; "No. 15856, Collec-
tion, Hy. Edwards."
201. Aegeria rubi Riley, 1874:111
"Described from 6 <j 's, 6 9 's, bred from Rubus."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 7 (all in NMNH): (1)
"Trochilium rubi Riley"; "9589, Trochilium rubi,
iss: Sept. 26/72"; "Type No. 344, U.S.N.M." (fe-
male). (2) "Type No. 344, U.S.N.M." (male). (3)
"9589, Trochilium rubi, iss: Sept. 20/78"; "Type
No. 344, U.S.N.M." (female). (4) "9589, iss: Oct.
14/78" (male). (5) "9589, iss: Oct. 18/78" (fe-
male). (6) "9589, iss: Oct. 21/78" (male). (7) "On
blackberry, Sept. 20/78" (male).
DISCUSSION: The year 72 on the label of the first
syntype appears at first glance to read 78, but the
8 on closer examination turns out to be a poorly
written 2." The remaining syntypes were appar-
ently labeled subsequently, and 78 was erroneously
carried over. None of the syntypes are in very
good shape and the best male specimen lacks label
data. The first female syntype in the NMNH listed
above has been selected, labeled, and is designated
as the lectotype.
202. Sesia rubicincta Beutenmuller, 1909:84
"Habitat. ? Palmerlee, Cochise County, Ariz.
August."
"Type, one female, collection of Brooklyn In-
stitute of Arts and Sciences, collected by Jacob
Doll."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH; "Sesia ru-
bricincta Beut., Type"; "TYPE"; "Type No.";
"Fig."; "C. Shaeffer"; "Palmerly, Cochise Co., Ariz.,
VIII."
203. Aegeria rubristigma Kellocott, 1892b:211
"One male and one female obtained."
"Obtained from Cynips gall on twigs of Quercus
palustris, collected by my friend, E. E. Bogue, at
Sugar Grove, Ohio, and by myself at Central Col-
lege, Ohio. One imago appeared June 10 and one
July 15."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 1 (male, in AMNH): "Ae-
26 SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ZOOLOGY
geria rubristigma Kellicott, Type"; "Ohio"; "No.
15944, Collection Hy. Edwards."
DISCUSSION: Since the female of the type series
could not be found, the male syntype above in the
AMNH has been selected, labeled, and is desig-
nated as the lectotype.
204. Aegeria rubofascia Hy. Edwards, 1881:191
"1 $ . Georgia. (Morrison.)"
"Type. Coll. E. L. Graef."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Aegeria ru-
brofascia Hy. Ed., Type"; "No. 15893, Collection
Hy. Edw."; "Ga."
205. Carmen la ruficornis Hy. Edwards, 1881:184
"1 $. Georgia. (Morrison.)"
"Type. Coll. E. L. Graef."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Carmenta
ruficornis Hy. Ed."; "Col., E. L. Graef"; "TYPE";
"Ga."
206. Albuna rutilans Hy. Edwards, 1881:186
"1 $. Virginia City, Nevada. (H. E.)"
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Aegeria
rutilans Hy. Edw., Type"; "Nevada"; "5048"; "No.
15915, Collection Hy. Edw."
207. Carmenta sanborni Hy. Edwards, 1881:185
"2 <j . 1 9 . Andover, Mass. (F. G. Sanborn.)"
"Types. Coll. Boston Soc. Natural History."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 1 (in AMNH): "Carmenta
sanborni Hy. Ed., Type"; "Andover, Mass."; "No.
15933, Collection, Hy. Edw." (female).
DISCUSSION: Engelhardt (1946) states, "Types.?
Female. In the Boston Society of Natural History.
Remarks.?The original description of sanborni,
said to be based on two females and one male,
applies to the female alone. It is doubtful whether
Hy. Edwards had male examples of the species,
as sexual dissimilarities would have made their
recognition unavoidable. The types are two fe-
males." Since the type-material from the Boston
Society of Natural History has to date not been
located and may be lost or destroyed, the female
syntype from the AMNH has been selected, labeled,
and is designated as the lectotype.
208. Aegeria sapygaeformis Walker, 1856:45-46
"Male."
"a. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday,
Esq."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the BMNH: "Aegeria sapy-
gaeformis, Type, $ "; "78, Aegeria sapygaeformis";
"46.110, U.S."; "237"; "Type."
209. Aegeria saxifragae Hy. Edwards, 1881:190
"1 s . Colorado. (Morrison.)"
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Aegeria saxi-
fragae Hy. Edw., $, Type"; "Colorado"; "No.
15885, Collection Hy. Edw."
210. Sciapteron scepsiformis Hy. Edwards, 1881:183
"1 $. 1 $. Texas. (J. Boll.)"
"Type. Coll. B. Neumoegen."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 1 (NMNH): "TYPE,
Holo."; "Sciapteron scepsiformis Hy. Edw., Type";
"Typicum specimen"; "Tex." (female).
DISCUSSION: The male syntype mentioned by Ed-
wards could not be found; therefore, the female
syntype in the NMNH has been selected, labeled,
and is designated as the lectotype.
211. Aegeria scitula Harris, 1839:313
"Expands about eight lines."
TYPES: Apparently lost or destroyed.
DISCUSSION: Refer to the pertinent statement in
the "Introduction."
212. Sesia seminole Beutenmuller, 1899c:255
"Habitat: Lake Worth, Florida."
"Collected by Mrs. A. T. Slosson. Types Coll.
Am. Mus. Nat. Hist."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 4 (3 in AMNH, 1 in
NMNH): (1) "Sesia seminole Beut., $, Type";
"Florida"; "Seminole B., $ genitalia on slide, AB,
Jan. 16, 1940" (male, AMNH). (2) "Sesia seminole
Beut., 9 , Type"; "Florida" (female, AMNH). (3)
"Sesia seminole Beut., 9, Type"; "Florida" (fe-
male, AMNH). (4) "Sesia seminole Beut., $,
Type"; "Lake Worth, Fla." (female, NMNH).
DISCUSSION: Engelhardt (1946) writes, "Male.?
The unique type was figured by Beutenmuller.
Through the courtesy of the American Museum of
Natural History it was possible to prepare a slide
of the genitalia of the type." Undoubtedly, he refers
to the male syntype listed above. However, since
the specimen was not labeled holotype and was
not designated as a lectotype, to avoid possible
confusion in the future, the male syntype in the
AMNH has been selected, labeled, and is desig-
nated as the lectotype.
NUMBER 148 27
213. Sciapteron seminole Neumoegen, 1894:330
"Hab.?Florida. Type $ coll. B. Neumoegen."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Sciapteron
seminole Neumoegen, Type, $ "; "Typicum speci-
men"; "Fla."
214. Aegeria seneciodes Hy. Edwards, 1881:198
"1 s . California. On Senecio Douglassii. D. C.
(H. E.)"
"1 $. Nevada. (H. K. Morrison.)"
"Types. Coll. Hy. Edwards. F. Tepper."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (1 in AMNH, 1 in MSU):
(1) "Aegeria senecioides Hy. Ed., Type"; "7982";
"California"; "No. 15975, Collection Hy. Edw.";
"seneciodes, $ genitalia on slide, AB, Jan. 18,
1940." (2) "Aegeria senecioides Hy. Edw."; "Ne-
vada"; "F. T." (female, MSU).
DISCUSSION: Since the male syntype from AMNH
has a type label and a slide prepared of the gen-
italia, it has been selected, labeled, and is desig-
nated as the lectotype.
215. Bembecia sequoiae Hy. Edwards, 1881:181
"8 s . 6 $ . Mendocino Co., Calif. (O. Baron)."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 6 (4, AMNH, 2, NMNH):
(1) "Bembecia sequoiae Hy. Ed., $ "; "Mendicino
Co., California"; "No. 15811, Collection Hy. Edw."
(male, AMNH). (2) "Bembecia sequoiae Hy. Ed.,
9"; "Medicino Co., California"; "No. 15811, Col-
lection Hy. Edw." (female, AMNH). (3) "Mendi-
cino Co., California"; "No. 15811, Collection Hy.
Edw." (male, AMNH). (4) "Mendicino Co., Cal-
ifornia"; "No. 15811, Collection Hy. Edw." (female,
AMNH). (5) "Bembecia sequoiae Hy. Edw., Cala.,
Coll. Edw. L. Graef.". "Mendicino Co., California"
(female, NMNH). (6) "Bembecia sequoiae Hy.
Edw."; "Bembecia sequoiae Hy. Edw., Amer. Bor.";
"Oberthur Collection"; "Mendicino Co., Cali-
fornia" (female, NMNH, abdomen and head
missing).
DISCUSSION: Only 6 of 14 specimens mentioned
by Edwards in the original description could be
located. It should be noted that none of the syn-
types listed above had a type label, and it is as-
sumed that no type labels in Edwards's handwriting
were made for the type series. The first male syn-
type listed above from the AMNH has been select-
ed, labeled, and is designated as the lectotype.
216. Aegeria sexfasciata Hy. Edwards, 1881:193
"2 S Texas. (J. Boll. Belfrage.)"
"Types Coll. Hy. Edwards, B. Neumoegen."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (1 in the AMNH, 1 in
the NMNH): (1) "Aegeria sexfasciata Hy. Edw.,
Type"; "Dallas, Tex., Boll"; "No. 15903, Collection
Hy. Edw."; "agrees with type of S. bollii Hy. Edw."
(male, AMNH). (2) "Aegeria sexfasciata Hy. Ed.";
"TYPE"; "Typicum specimen"; "Tex." (male,
NMNH).
DISCUSSION: Another specimen in the NMNH
labeled ". . . Type" cannot be part of the type series
since it is from "N. C." The male syntype from the
AMNH has been selected, labeled, and is desig-
nated as the lectotype.
217. Zenodoxus sidalceae Engelhardt, 1946:196
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56855."
"Remarks.?Described from male type, female,
allotype, 5 male and 4 female paratypes from Pull-
man, Wash., and reared by J. F. Gates Clarke . . ."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Zenodoxus
sidalceae Engelh., $ , Type"; "5847"; "Collection,
J. F. Clarke"; "reared from Sidalcea nervata";
"Pullman, Wa., J. F. Clarke, 29.VII.34."
218. Sesia sigmoidea Beutenmuller, 1897:214
"Habitat: Walpole, Mass. One female, No.
15948, Coll. Hy. Edwards, A. M. N. H."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Sesia sig-
moidea Beut., $ , Type"; "from Willow, Miss C.
Guild, Walpole, Mas."; "No. 15948, Collection
Hy. Edwards"; "Aegeria asiliformis Rott."
219. Trochilium simulans Grote, 1881:78
"Illinois, Algonquin. Collected by Dr. Nason,
June 27th." Grote: " (my type is in perfect condi-
tion)."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the AMNH: "Trochilium
simulans Grote, Type"; "N. 111."; "June 27, Al-
gon."; "No. 15790, Collection Hy. Edwards."
220. Melittia snowii Hy. Edwards, 1882a:53
"2 S , Kansas, Prof. Snow, to whom I regardfully
dedicate this very interesting species."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 1 (in the AMNH): "Melit-
tia snowii Hy. Edw., Type"; "Kan., Snow"; "No.
15769, Collection Hy. Edwards" (Male).
DISCUSSION: Edwards mentions two specimens in
the type series, but only the above syntype could be
found. Therefore, the male syntype in the AMNH
has been selected, labeled, and is designated as
the lectotype.
28 SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ZOOLOGY
221. Larunda solituda Hy. Edwards, 1881:182
" $ . $ . Texas (J. Boll.) (Coll. B. Neumoegen.)
Kansas (H. Brous.) (Coll. C. V. Riley.)"
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 1 (in NMNH): "Larunda
solituda Hy. Edw., Type"; "Larunda solituda Hy.
Edw., Type"; "Typicum specimen"; "Tex." (male).
DISCUSSION: Though at least three specimens were
indicated by Edwards in his description, only one
male could be found. Therefore, the male syntype
in the NMNH has been selected, labeled, and is
designated as the lectotype.
222. Pyrrhotaenia subaerea Hy. Edwards, 1883:156
" $ . . . 1 example. Arizona. Coll. B. Neumoe-
gen."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Pyrrhotaenia
subaerea Hy. Edw., Type"; "TYPE"; "Typicum
specimen"; "Arizona"; "subaerea, $ genitalia on
slide, AB, May 24, 1939."
223. Carmenta suffusata Engelhardt, 1946:74
"Type.?Only three rather worn examples are at
hand. The type from McAlester, Pittsburg County,
Okla., is labeled 'bred from root,' April 19 (C. E.
Hood). The name of the plant is lacking. The para-
types, two females, come from Wichita National
Forest, Comanche, Okla., July 14, 1931 (R. H.
Painter), and from Sharon Springs, Wallace
County, Kans. (A. B. Klots)."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (both in NMNH): (1)
"Chamaesphecia sufjusata Engelh., $ "; "Fig."; "C.
E. Hood, Collector"; "bred from root"; "emerged on
4/19"; "McAlester, Okl., 4/5" (male). (2) "Cham-
aesphecia suffusata Engelh. <j "; "C. E. Hood Col-
lector"; "bred from root"; "emerged on 4/19";
"McAlester, Okl., 4/15"; "$ genitalia on slide,
AB, Mar. 27, 1939" (male).
DISCUSSION: Engelhardt mentions three examples
from three different localities. His collection at the
NMNH contains three specimens, two labeled as
above, and one female, his paratype from Coman-
che, Oklahoma. The other female paratype which
he mentions from Kansas is not in the NMNH col-
lection. Since none of the specimens were labeled
type or had a USNM number, and two have the
data described for the type, a lectotype should be
designated. Therefore, the first syntype in the
NMNH, being in the best condition, has been se-
lected, labeled, and is designated as the lectotype.
224. Melittia superba Barnes and Lindsey, 1922:
122 (preocc, see M. lindseyi B. and B.)
"Described from six specimens taken in Seward
Co., Kansas. Holotype S . . . in coll. Barnes."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Melittia
superba B. & L., Holotype, $"; "Seward Co.,
Kansas."
225. Bembecia superba Hy. Edwards, 1881:181
"1 $. Washington Terr. (Morrison)."
"Type. Coll. E. L. Graef."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Bembecia
superba Hy. Ed., Type"; "TYPE"; "Col., E. L.
Graef"; "Was. T."
226. Aegeria syringae Harris, 1839:331
"Expands one inch and two lines. Larva lives in
the trunks of Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac."
TYPES: Apparently lost or destroyed.
DISCUSSION: Refer to the pertinent statement in
the "Introduction."
227. Sphinx tabaniformis Rottenburg, 1775:110
TYPES: Lost (Naumann, 1971).
228. Sesia tacoma Beutenmuller, 1898:240
"Habitat: 1 $ , Big Horn Mts., Wyoming, July
11, 1896 (R. P. Currie), Type, U.S. National Mu-
seum."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Sesia tacoma
Beuten., $ , Type"; "U.S.N.M. Type No. 4358";
"RPCurrie, Collector"; "Big Hn. Mts., Wyo., Jul.
11, 96"; "tacoma Beut., $ genitalia on slide, AB,
Nov. 8, 1939."
229. Albuna tanaceti Hy. Edwards, 1881:188
"Several examples $ . 9 ? Colorado, (H. K. Mor-
rison.) Mt. Hood, Oregon, (Morrison.) Califor.,
Sier. Nev., Cal., Vancouver Isld. (H. E.)"
"Colls. Neumoegen, Graef, Tepper, Hy. Ed-
wards."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 4 (all in AMNH): (1) "Al-
buna tanaceti Hy. Edw., Type"; "Colorado"; "No.
15850, Collection Hy. Edw." (female). (2) Albuna
tanaceti Hy. Edw., Type"; "5042, Sierra Nev., Cal.,"
"No. 15851, Collection Hy. Edw." (female). (3)
"Albuna tanaceti Hy. Edw., Type"; "Vancouver
Island"; "No. 15843, Collection Hy. Edw." (fe-
male). (4) "Albuna tanaceti Hy. Edw., Type";
"Vancouver Island"; "No. 15844, Collection Hy.
Edw." (female).
DISCUSSION: Only four females and no males
could be found which could be associated with the
type series as described. The second female syn-
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type listed above from the AMNH has been se-
lected, labeled, and is designated as the lectotype,
because it has an original Hy. Edwards number on
the label.
230. Aegeria tecta Hy. Edwards, 1882a:56
"2 $ . Prescott, Arizona. J. Doll."
"Types, Coll. B. Neumoegen."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 1 (in NMNH): "Aegeria
tecta Hy. Edw., Type"; "Typicum specimen";
"Prescott, Arizona"; "tecta H. Ed., $ genitalia on
slide, AB, May 22, 1939" (male).
DISCUSSION: Only one of the male syntypes could
be found. The above male syntype in the NMNH
has been selected, labeled, and is designated as the
lectotype.
231. Pyrrhotaenia tepperi Hy. Edwards, 1881:203
"1 $ . Georgia, (Morrison.)"
"Type. Coll. F. Tepper. to whom I regardfully
dedicate this exquisite species."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in MSU: "Pyrrhotaenia tep-
peri Hy. Edw., Type"; "Georgia."
DISCUSSION: Note that the holotype is a female,
not a male as indicated by Edwards.
232. Pyrrhotaenia texana Hy. Edwards, 1881: 204
"2 9 . Texas. (J. Boll.)"
"Type. Coll. B. Neumoegen."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (both in NMNH): (1)
"Pyrrhotaenia texana Hy. Edw., Type"; "TYPE";
"Typicum specimen"; "Tex." (female). (2)
"TYPE"; "Typicum specimen"; "B. N."; "Tex."
(female).
DISCUSSION: The second syntype is badly worn
and lacks the left pair of wings. The first listed
female syntype in the NMNH with the Hy. Ed-
wards type label has been selected, labeled, and is
designated as the lectotype.
233. Trochilium tibiale Harris, 1839:309
"Found in New-Hampshire on the Populus can-
dicans, and presented to me by Mr. Leonard."
TYPES: Apparently lost or destroyed.
DISCUSSION: Refer to the pertinent statement in
the "Introduction."
234. Aegeria tibialis var. anonyma Strand, 1925:124
" 9 ".
HOLOTYPE: Unknown.
235. Aegeria tibialis var. dyari Cockerell, 1908:330
" 9 ."
"Hab.?Las Vegas, New Mexico, July 3, 1900
(Cockerell)."
". . . my type is in the U. S. Nat. Museum."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Aegeria
tibialis dyari Ckll."; "U.S.N.M. Type"; "Las Vegas,
N.M., July 3, Ckll."
236. Aegeria tibialis var. melanoformis Engelhardt,
1946:178
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56852. From Adirondack
Mountains."
"Remarks.?The male and female types and
allotype were collected in copulation by Howard
Natman in Keene Valley, Adirondacks, N.Y., July
29, 1911."
HOLOTYPE: Male in NMNH: "melanoformis
Engelh., USNM Type No. 56852"; "fig."; "used for
illustration"; "Aegeria tibialis Harris <$, det.
G.P.E."; "G. P. Engelhardt Coll."; "Keene Valley,
29 July 1911";"4712L.H."
237. Sphinx tipuliformis Clerck, 1759, pi. 9: figs.
1, 2
(Description consists of two drawings only. Lin-
neaus in 1761 redescribed this species stating, "Hab-
itat in Lucis & Hortis.")
TYPES: Unknown.
238. Carmenta torrancia Engelhardt, 1946:56
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56831. Female. Collected
in Torrance County, N. Mex."
"Remarks.?Only the type and three female para-
types in the United States National Museum . . ."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Chamaes-
phecia torrancia Engelh. 9 "; "U.S.N.M. Type No.
56831, torrancia Engel."; "Fig."; "R. H. Painter,
Collector"; "Elevation 6000'"; "Torrance Co., N.
Mex., 28.VI.1929"; "torrancia Eng., 9 genitalia on
slide, AB, Mar. 2, 1943."
239. Albuna torva Hy. Edwards, 1881:189
"3 9 . Glen. Mt. Washington, N. H. Vancouver
Isid. (H.E.) Colorado, (Morrison.)"
"Types. Coll. Bost. Soc. Natl. Hist. Hy. Edwards."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 1 (in the AMNH): "Albuna
torva Hy. Edw., Type"; "Vancouver Island"; "No.
15858, Collection Hy. Edw." (female).
DISCUSSION: The other two females could not be
located; therefore, the above female syntype in the
AMNH has been selected, labeled, and is desig-
nated as the lectotype.
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240. Aegeria tricincta Harris, 1839:310
"The sexes were captured together upon the
common tansy."
TYPES: Apparently lost or destroyed.
DISCUSSION: Refer to the pertinent statement in
the "Introduction."
241. Paranthrene tricincta form oslari Engelhardt,
1946:140
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 26844. Described from
female from Bear Creek, Morrison County, Colo.
(Oslar) . . ."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Paranthrene
tricinctus oslari Engelh., $ "; "USNM Type No.
56844, oslari Engelh."; "Oslar, Bear Creek, Mor-
rison, Col."; "Coll. Engelhardt, G. P."; "for
illustration"; "oslari Engelh., $ genitalia on slide,
AB Jan. 12, 1937."
DISCUSSION: The specimen from Bear Creek, Colo-
rado, is a male, which was indicated on the label
but erroneously referred to as a female in the
description. Also, the correct number is 56844 as on
the specimen label.
242. Sannina uroceriformis Walker, 1856:64
"a- -c. United States. Presented by E. Double-
day Esq." (He described both male and female,
with "?" after female.)
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 1 (in BMNH): "Sannina
uroceriformis, Type, ?J "; "369"; "46.110, U.S."; " $
of exitiosa Harris"; "Type"; "F3/14" (female).
DISCUSSION: Three specimens are indicated in
the original description, but only one could be
located. Walker questioned himself as to whether
or not he was describing the female of the species.
It appears as though Walker was in reality describ-
ing the female of uroceriformis under the male
heading. The female description is of exitiosa Say
and not uroceriformis. To avoid possible future con-
fusion, the female syntype in the BMNH has been
selected, labeled, and is designated as the lectotype.
243. Saunina uroceripennis Boisduval, 1874:465,
new name pro S. uroceriformis Walker,
1856.
TYPE: Ipso facto type of uroceriformis Walker.
244. Sesia utahensis Beutenmuller, 1909:83
"Habitat.?St. George, Washington County, Utah,
June."
"Described from a single female collected by
Mr. Engelhardt on an expedition to Utah for the
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Sesia utah-
ensis Beut., Type"; "TYPE"; "St. George, Wshgtn.
Co., Utah, VI"; "G. P. Engelhardt Coll."
245. Albuna vancouverensis Hy. Edwards, 1881:188
"7 examples. <j . $ . Vancouver Isld. (H. E.)
Colorado, (Morrison.)"
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 7 (all in the AMNH): (1)
"Albuna vancouverensis Hy. Edw., Type"; "Van-
couver Island"; "No. 15838, Collection Hy. Edw."
(male). (2) "Albuna vancouverensis Hy. Edw.,
Type"; "Vancouver Island"; "No. 15839, Collec-
tion Hy. Edw." (male). (3) "Albuna vancouveren-
sis Hy. Edw., $, Type"; "Colorado"; "No. 15854,
Collection Hy. Edw." (female). (4) "Albuna van-
couverensis Hy. Edw., $ , Type"; "Colorado"; "No.
15859, Collection Hy. Edw." (female). (5) "Albuna
vancouverensis Hy. Edw., $ , Type"; "Colorado";
No. 15861, Collection Hy. Edw." (male). (6) "Al-
buna vancouverensis Hy. Edw., $ , Type"; "Colo-
rado"; "No. 15837, Collection Hy. Edw." (male).
(7) "Albuna vancouverensis Hy. Edw., $ , Type";
"Colorado"; "No. 15836, Collection Hy. Edw."
(male).
DISCUSSION: Since Vancouver Island was listed
first as a locality in the original description and
the second listed specimen is in good condition,
this male syntype in the AMNH has been selected,
labeled, and is designated as the lectotype.
246. Aegeria verecunda Hy. Edwards, 1881:190
"1 (5.2 9. Colorado. (Morrison.)"
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards. F. Tepper."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (1 in AMNH, 1 in MSU :
(1) "Aegeria verecunda Hy. Ed., Type"; "Colo-
rado"; "No. 15906, Collection, Hy. Edw." (female
in AMNH). (2) "Aegeria verecunda Hy. Ed.,
Type"; "Colo."; "F. T." (female in MSU).
DISCUSSION: Engelhardt states, "Type.?Female.
In the American Museum of Natural History. Re-
marks.?Hy. Edwards's description of verecunda,
based on three examples, one male and two fe-
males from Colorado (Morrison), does not discrim-
inate between the sexes, which are dissimilar. The
male type, if existing, cannot be located. Two fe-
males, labeled type, are at the American Museum of
Natural History." It is our opinion that the two
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females listed above as syntypes are from the type
series, and the male, if it exists, could not be lo-
cated. The female syntype in MSU has been se-
lected, labeled, and is designated as the lectotype,
because it is in better condition.
247. Sannina verrugo Druce, 1884:34
"Hab. Mexico, Esperanza (Hoege)."
"Only a single example of this fine insect was
sent. It is allied to S. urocerijormis, Walk., from
North America."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the BMNH: "B. C. A.
Lep. Het., Sannina verugo Druce"; "Esperanza,
Mexico, Hoege"; "Godman-Salvin, Coll. 97.-52";
"Type, Sp. figured"; "Type."
248. Alcathoe verrugo corvinus Engelhardt, 1946:
107
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56841. From Arroyo Seco,
Los Angeles, Calif."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Alcathoe ver-
rugo color var. corvinus Engelh., Type, $ "; "Ar-
royo Seco, S. Pasadena, Calif., VII.17.1931"; "Coll.
G. P. Engelhardt."
249. Trochilium vespipenne Herrich-Schaeffer,
1854:57, Fig 217
"vespipenne H-S. f. 217.?China." (Description
consists of a figure.)
TYPE: Unknown.
250. Synanthedon viburni Engelhardt, 1925a:65
"Habitat. Woodhaven South Long Island, N.Y.
IV. 19.1919, V.10.1921."
"Types. Male and female, in the author's col-
lection at the Brooklyn Museum, Co-type male
U.S.N.M., Co-type female William Barnes Collec-
tion."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 5 (all in NMNH): (1)
"Synanthedon viburni G.P.E., $ , Type"; "Coll. G.
P. Engelhardt"; "Woodhaven, L. I., V.28.20." (2)
"Synanthedon viburni G.P.E., $ , Allotype"; "Coll.,
G. P. Engelhardt"; "Flatbush, L. I., V.14.20" (ab-
domen, ring forewing and both antennae missing).
(3) "Synanthedon viburni G.P.E., & , Paratype";
"Coll., G. P. Engelhardt"; "Woodhaven, L.I.,
VI.7.20" (abdomen and hindwings missing). (4)
"Synanthedon viburni Engelhardt, $ , Paratype";
"U.S.N.M. Paratype No. 24-869"; "Coll., G. P.
Engelhardt"; "Woodhaven, L. I., V.28.20" (abdo-
men and antennae missing). (5) "U.S.N.M. Para-
type No. 24-869"; "under bark, Viburnum"; "Coll.,
G. P. Engelhardt"; "Flatbush, L.I., V.24.20" (ab-
domen, antennae and right pair of wings missing).
DISCUSSION: Engelhardt (1946:96) states,
"Type.?Male, from Woodhaven, N.Y. In the
United States National Museum." The date on
the specimen labeled "type" does not correspond
to the dates listed in the original description, nor
do any specimens in the Engelhardt Collection
carry the latter dates. We are assuming that an
error occurred in transposing the dates. In the
1946 revision, Engelhardt uses type, allotype, and
paratype for a type series, dropping the use of male
and female type and cotype. The above syntypes
must have been labeled sometime after the 1925
publication. To avoid possible confusion in the
future, the syntype labeled "Type" in the NMNH
has been selected, labeled, and is designated as the
lectotype.
251. Albuna vitrina Neumoegen, 1891:109
"Hab.?Ft. Calgary, N. W. Territory. Type $ ,
coll. B. Neumoegen."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH; "Albuna vi-
trina Neumoegen, Type"; "TYPE"; "Ft. Calgary,
N. W. Brit. Columbia."
DISCUSSION: Note the error in recording the type-
locality in Neumoegen's original description.
252. Aegeria washingtonia Hy. Edwards, 1881:197
"1 $ . Washington Terr. (Morrison.)"
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the AMNH: "Aegeria wash-
ingtonia Hy. Ed., Type"; "Washington, Terr.";
"No. 15910, Collection Hy. Edw."
253. Zenodoxus wissadulae Engelhardt, 1946:195
"Type.?U.S.N.M. No. 56854. From Brownsville,
Tex."
"Remarks.?Described from male type, female
allotype, 6 male and 5 female paratypes, reared
by the late Emerson Liscum Diven . . ."
HOLOTYPE: Male, in the NMNH: "Zenodoxus
wissadulae Engelh., & > Type" "Wissadula lozani";
"Brownsville, Tex."; "Diven, Coir."; "reared, May
7/19"; "Diven, 41, F.H.B., rearing."
254. Pyrrhotaenia wittfeldii Hy. Edwards, 1883:156
"2. i Indian River, Florida. Dr. Wittfield."
"Type. Coll. Hy. Edwards."
SYNTYPES EXAMINED: 2 (both in AMNH): (1)
"Pyrrhotaenia wittfeldii Hy. Edw., Type"; "Indian
River, Florida"; "No. 15985, Collection Hy. Edw."
32 SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ZOOLOGY
(female). (2) "Pyrrhotaenia wittfeldii Hy. Edw.";
"Indian River, Florida"; "No. 15986, Collection
Hy. Edw." (female).
DISCUSSION: It is assumed here that Edwards
erred in the determination of the sex of the types.
The first female syntype in the AMNH labeled
type has been selected, labeled, and is presently
designated as the lectotype.
255. Sesia xiphiaeformis Boisduval, 1874:409
"Nous avons recu cette remarquable Sesie de feu
John Leconte, sans aucune indication sur la lo-
calite qu'elle habite aux ?tats-Unis."
HOLOTYPE: Female, in the NMNH: "Type
xiphiaeformis Bdv., a/c Hofer"; "Sesia xiphiae-
pennis Bdv., Amer. bor., Sp. G. Sphing. p. 409";
"Oberthur Collection"; "j'ai envoye" en Jly 1882 la
peinture a M. Edwards, Ch. Ob."; "Typicum Speci-
men"; "Ex Musaeo, Dris Boisduval"; "xiphiaefor-
mis Bdv., Am. B."; "Barnes Collection"; "Synan-
thedon exitiosa Say, $, det. G.P.E."
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