^Egeriidae 
Genus COSSULA Bailey- 
Only one species of this genus is known from our fauna. It 
occurs in Florida and Mexico. It was named magnifica by 
Strecker, and subsequently also 
by Bailey. Druce in the year 
1891 applied to it the specific 
name nor ax. It is represented 
in the annexed cut one third 
larger than the size of life. It 
is as yet a rare insect in collec¬ 
tions, only a few specimens hav¬ 
ing been found. No doubt it is 
locally common, and when some shrewd observer discovers its 
haunts and mode of life, we shall all have a good supply of speci¬ 
mens in our cabinets. 
Fig. 214. — Cossula magnifica, $ . §. 
Genus HYPOPTA Hubner 
Nine species are said to belong to this genus and are reputed 
to occur within our territory. They are all Southern or South¬ 
western forms. 
(1) Hypopta bertholdi Grote, Plate XII, Fig. 2, $. 
The specimen figured on the plate came from California. 
The author has also received it from Colorado. 
(2) Hypopta henrici Grote, Plate XII, Fig. 3, $ . 
The moth is found in Arizona and New Mexico. 
FAMILY /EGERIID/E 
M I ’ll follow you, I ’ll lead you about a round 
Through bog, through bush, through brake, through brier.” 
Shakespeare. —Midsit,mmer Night's Dream, III, 1. 
The name Sesia being, according to the laws of priority, 
strictly applicable to a genus of the Sphingidce, as has been 
pointed out on page 61, the name of the family which we are 
now considering must be that which is given above. The name 
“ Sesiidce” must yield to the name “ /Egeriidee.” This is on 
some accounts regrettable, as the former name has for many 
years been consistently applied to the family by many authors. 
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