150 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Cyclopides — Carterocephalus. 



The exotic species unknown to me should answer the question, whether 

 the separation of these two genera could be directly sustained. Lederer 

 has separated Carterocephalus particularly on the ground of the absence 

 of the middle-spurs ; but this difference is not decisive. Cyclopides ornatus 

 has only apical spurs, whilst in other respects it is close to Morpheus. The 

 different habitus and the striking differences in the palpi, etc., have deter- 

 mined me to accept the separation provisionally. 



If the genera should be united (Cyclopides), there will be besides the 

 want of the tibial-epiphysis (which separates them from all the other Hes- 

 perians known to me), the following characters common to them : Club 

 of antennae elongate oval, terminating conically, slightly curved. Apical 

 joint of the palpi conical, projecting almost horizontal. Tibiae armed 

 with spines, at least the middle ones. Abdomen longer than the head 

 and thorax united, the posterior wings uplifted. Male without the costal- 

 fold, the stigma, and the tuft on the tibiae. 



Cyclopides. Antennae short, the club of smaller size. End-joint 

 of the palpi thick, bluntly conical, rather free. Body slight, with short 

 thorax, and very long, slender abdomen ; the latter somewhat compressed 

 and only sparingly pilose. Wings comparatively large, not remarkably 

 hairy ; the hairs along the inner margin of the slightly developed, abdom- 

 inal suture of the upper surface of the hind wings can only be recognized 

 by very close examination. Hind tibiae with two pairs of spurs (Mor- 

 pheus), or with only one pair (ornatus J. 



Of ornatus I have been able to examine only one specimen (from the 

 Amur, Staudinger), which appears to me, because of the slender abdo- 

 men, to be a male ; but I cannot be quite sure of the sex. It was much 

 narrower-winged than the male Morpheus, and in this respect agreed 

 better with the female of the European species. 



This genus appears not to be represented in North America. 



Carterocephalus. Antennae equal to half the length of the fore 

 wings, with elongate-ovoid club. Apical joint of the palpi slender, coni- 

 cal, moderately acute, quite concealed by the long hairs of the middle 

 joint. Body moderately robust, with thickly haired (in argyrostigma also 

 very long haired)*nbdomen. Surface of the wings more hairy, with notably 

 a conspicuous streak of still longer and thicker, prominent hairs along the 

 inner margin of the abdominal suture of the hind wings. 



