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Size large to very large ; antennae frequently doubly hipectinated ; 



secondaries with one or two internal veins . Saturniidai. 



Antenna' of rj" doublv hipectinated for two thirds their 



length Ceratocampidse. 



Median vein 4-branched ; vein 2 from near base of wing Lasiocampidse. 

 Primaries with two internal, and furcate discal veins .... Cossidae. 

 Secondaries like primaries, 12-veined Hepialidae. 



Family EUC'HROMIID.K. 



Sv//o/>s/s of ;^cncra. 



Median vein of secondaries 2-branchcd. 



Accessory cell present Phylloecia. 



No accessory cell. 



Wings opaquely scaled Syntomeida. 



Wings hyaline Cosmosoma. 



Median vein of secondaries 3-branched Lycomorpha. 



Median vein of secondaries 4-branched. 

 Vein 8 of secondaries absent. 



Wings largely hyaline Didasys. 



Wings opaquely scaled. 



Secondaries elongate, pointed at apex Scepsis. 



Secondaries rounded, outer margin slightly concave. 

 Vein 10 of primaries absent. 



Veins g and 10 absent, 7 — 8 stalked Philoros. 



Vein 10 only absent, 7 — 9 stalked Dahana. 



Primaries, 12-veined Ctenucha. 



Vein 8 of secondaries present Pygoctenucha. 



den us Phylloecia Gitvri/i. 



1844 — GUKRIN, Icon. R. anim. 504. 



Callicorus GuuTi':. 



1867 — Gkoie, Proc. Ent. Soc, Phil., VI, 182. 



P. texana Grotc. 



1S67— Grote, Proc. Ent. Soc, Phil., \'ol. VI, p. 184. 



Wings much elongated, legs, especiall)' hind pair, very long, 

 tufted on tibia and banded with ocherous. Antennae black, 

 ocherous at tip. Abdomen blue black, banded narrowly with 

 ocherous. Vertex and front of head, center of collar and patagia 

 and four tetragonal spots on thorax, also ocherous. 



Wings blackish brown, immaculate above, the costal portion 

 of secondaries below, light ocherous. At base of abdomen above, 

 and on the side near the base is a silvery patch. Expanse, 35 mm. 



Habitat^ Texas to Honduras. 



