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entirely aborted and in many Noctuidae the first pair or first two 

 pair are partly or completely aborted, so that the Brephidse stand 

 intermediate between these two families, but somewhat on the 

 side of the Geometridae. 



Family NOLID^. 



On larval characters the genus Nola is deserving of family 

 rank. These larvK have been a great puzzle to me, and will prob- 

 ably remain so till I have the opportunity of observing the first 

 stage. I have before me the larvae of five Eurepean species of 

 Nola. They correspond in all structural respects exactly with the 

 American species. The arrangement of the warts is exactly that 

 of the Anthrocerina as represented by the genera Anihrocera^ 

 Adsciki, Aglaope and Harrisina, and less perfectly by Mcgalopygc j 

 but with the important exception that, while in these Anthrocerina 

 wart vii is distinctly situated on the anterior side of the slender 

 abdominal feet, in Nola, the hairs of vii are scattered over a 

 distinct corneous leg plate on the outer side of the foot. This leg 

 plate is a typical noctuine structure, and it appears probable that 

 the Nolidse belong among the Noctuina where the moths are at 

 present placed. But I am at a loss to conjecture what has hap- 

 pened to the tubercles. 



Family EUPTEROTIDyE. 



This family has its stronghold in India, but is represented in 

 Europe by at least one genus (according to Hampson). I have 

 before me the larvae of four species of this interesting genus. 

 Not only do the tubercles show the position of the Eupterotidoe to 

 be among the Noctuina, but their structure throws an unexpected 

 light on the condition found in the Easiocampid?e, which has been 

 far from clear to me before seeing these larvae. 

 Cnethocampa (Thaumetopea, Kirby^) herculeana. 



Tubercles converted into large warts with many bristly hairs, also supplemented 

 by scattered short and feeble secondary hairs from the skin and a development of 

 short, finely branched hairs in close tufts, arising from the dorsal area enclosed by 

 tubercles i and ii on joints 5 — 12. Some brislly hairs arise from the posterior part 

 of these areas as if tubercle i had been stretched out in a longitudinal direction and 

 the fine hairs developed from its central part; warts otherwise normal; iv and v 

 rather near together; iv dorsad to v, v smaller than iv, considerably reduced; vi 

 rather large; a distinct corneous but small leg plate. 



* It does not appear from Kirby's catalogue why he has seen tit to propose a 

 new name for this genus. 



