^^^ Lloyd's natural history. 



colour, ferruginous at the base. Hind-wings _. 



cinereous, cinereous-brown along the exterior border" 

 ( Walker.) 



reddish 



Some of the Moths referred to the Notodontidce are very 

 large insects, four inches and upwards in expanse, with long 

 pointed wings, generally of a brown or wood-colour, and wilh 

 long narrow pointed bodies, like SphingidcB, Others are 

 smaller, and have much resemblance to NoctucB ; and there 

 are many genera which some authors have regarded as Noto- 

 dontidce, and others as NoctucB. At one time Dr. Butler pro- 

 posed a very large extension of the Notodontidce, including in 

 the group whole families of Noctuce, such as the Calpidce^nd 

 Cuculliidce, &c. ; but he has recently adopted other views, and 

 has decided to include most of these in the Noctux a^^ain. 



Our next volume will begin with the true Sphingidcs, and will 

 also complete our survey of all the Families of Bonibyces not in- 

 cluded in the present volume. - 



