EPICOPIA. 81 



When the details of insect morphology h<ive been more 

 systematically worked out, the last-mentioned character may 

 help us to come to some more positive conclusion respecting 

 the real affinities of this remarkable insect. 



FAMILY X. EPICOPIID."E. 



Egg. — Not described. 



larva. — Covered with a white waxy excretion. 



Pupa. — Eticlosed in a slight cocoon. 



Imago. — Of moderate or rather large size, black, with red 

 and white (sometimes ocellated) markings, and much resem- 

 bling Equitidce of the genus Byasa^ Moore. This Family has 

 lately been founded by Sir G. Hampson to include the genus 

 Epicopia. The few species known are found in North India, 

 China, and Japan. 



GENUS EncoriA. 



Epicopeia^ Westwood, Arcana Entomologica, i. p. 17 (1S41); 



Walker, List Lepid. Ins. Brit. Mus. i. p. 409 (1S54). 

 Epicopia^ Hampson, Faun. Brit. India, Moths, iii. p. loS 



(1865). 



The body is rather short and slender, and the antennx are 

 bi-pectinated. The wings are long, with one sub-median ncrvure 

 on the hind -wings and two (the upper one imperfect) on the 

 fore-wings. The discoidal cells are closed, and bisected by an 

 imperfect ncrvure, which forms a short fork just before the 

 extremity of the cell, at least on the fore-wings, but there are 1.0 

 accessory cells beyond the discoidal ones. The fore-wings are 

 long, oval, and entire ; the hind wings arc deeply concave 

 below the tip, and are produced into a broad lobe or tail, 

 curving outwards, at the outer angle. The frenulum is rudi- 

 mentary. 



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