TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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Introduction 1-6 



S\ oonymy of the family 7 



History of tbe family -- - 7-15 



Differential characters of the family 15-16 



Comparative anatomy of the head 16-23 



Comparative anatomy of the thorax 23-28 



Anatomy of the male genital armature 28-32 



Comparison with other families of Lepidoptera 32-35 



Internal anatomy of the larva 35-36 



Habits of the species 36 



Development of the thorax of the imago 37 



Secondary sexual characters of the imago 38-42 



Origin of the genera and species 42, 43 



Mimicry of natural objects 43, 44 



Terminology 44 



Description of the genera and species , 45 



Geographical distribution of the Phalajuida) of the United States 567 



Bibliography 595 



Index 599 



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