214 LLOYDS NATURAL HISTORY. 



often swollen. Wings broad, generally of dull colours, and 

 with similar markings, the hind margins dentated or sinuated. 

 The moths fly at early dusk. 



Larvas with ten legs, and with few prominences ; pupse sub- 

 terranean, or enclosed in a leaf. 



This is a very extensive family, both at home and abroad. 

 Some are common garden insects, like Cymatophora 

 rhomboidaria (Den. & Schiff.), and C. repandata (Linn.), 

 while other species frequent woods. We have figured two 

 interesting foreign species in preference to British ones. 



GENUS PINGASA. 



Ptngasa, Moore, Lepid. Ceylon, iii. p. 419 (1887). 

 Hypochroina, Guenee, Spec. Gen. Lepid. Uran. et Phal. 



i. p. 472 (1857); Walker, List Lepid. Ins. Brit. Mus. 



xxi. p. 427 (i860), nom. prceocc. 

 Pseudokrpna, pt. Hampson, Faun. Brit. Ind. Moths, iii. p. 472 



(1S95), 7iec Hiibner. 



The antennte are pectinated in the male, but simple at the 

 extremity. The palpi are rather long, broad, and hairy, with 

 the third joint long and filiform ; the body is compara- 

 tively stout, as long as the hind-wings, and crested. The 

 wings are short, but very broad, more or less denticulated, 

 and with distinct markings beneath, especially towards the 

 hind margin. 



The larvce of P. crenaria^ Guenee, a Ceylonese species, is 

 described by Mr. Moore as " with ten legs, looped, thickish, 

 olive-green, with purple-brown oblique lateral lines, and a 

 longitudinal sub-lateral line. Pupa pale purplish-brown, with 

 blackish speckles and segmental marks." 



Hypocliroma of Guenee is a genus largely represented in the 

 Tropics of the Old World, but the name cannot be retained, 



