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CERURA LATIFASCIA. 



The broad-barred Kitten. 



Order Lepidoptera. Fam. Bombycidae Lat., Leach. 



Type of the Genus Bombyx vinula Linn. 



Cerura Schr., Leach, Germ. — Andria Huh. — Harpyia Och. — Bombyx 

 Linn., Fab., Hub., Haw. 



Antenncp inserted on the crown of the head, bipectinated in both 

 sexes, setaceous, composed of numerous transverse joints ; each 

 producing a pair of branches, much longer in the males than fe- 

 males, finely ciliated on the upper side with long hair in the 

 former sex (fig. 1) ; with very short in the latter (2). 

 Maxilla composed of 2 short flat pubescent tuberculated fila- 

 ments (3), producing a Palpus at the base, biarticulated ? atte- 

 nuated and very pilose at the apex (3 a). 



Labial Palpi small, clothed with long hair (4) ; 3-jointed, basal 

 joint compressed, broad except at its origin, 2nd joint shorter, 

 subclavaie, truncated obliquely, the 3rd joint small, oval, nearly 

 concealed in a cavity near the apex of the 2nd (4 a). 

 Males smaller than the females. Head rather small. Eyes large glo- 

 bose. Thorax not verij large nor crested. Abdomen more robust in 

 the females than in the males. Wings deflexed when at rest, entire, 

 superior long. Legs covered with long woolly hair, middle pair the 

 longest. Tibiae, anterior with a long compressed, rigid lobe on the 

 internal side attached near the base. Tarsi 5-jointed. Claws and 

 Pulvilli small (8, a fore leg). 



Caterpillars with 6 pectoral and 8 abdominal feet, the last joint not 

 producing anal feet, but 2 long filaments between which are 2 small 

 spines. 



Pupae inclosed in a hard case formed of small pieces of wood united 

 by gluten. 

 Latifascia Nob. 



Dull white. Head and fore part of thorax cinereous, the re- 

 mainder blueish-black with 2 obscure orange bands. Abdomen 

 with the back blackish, excepting the margins of the segments, 

 which are whitish. Wings, superior with a broad cinereous fascia 

 variegated with orange and margined with black, extending from 

 the costa to the anal angle, the external margin sinuated ; be- 

 yond this are 2 indented and sinuated black strigse and several 

 spots arising from the costa and meeting at the anal angle ; a 

 sublunular cinereous spot variegated with orange near the apex j 

 posterior margin with a row of 8 or 9 black spots and 5 or 6 next 

 the base of the same colour ; inferior with a pale fuscous band 

 and a narrower obsolete one nearer the middle, by which is a 

 blackish lunulate spot ; margin with a row of black spots. Legs 

 variegated with black. 



In the Author's Cabinet. 



