EBERHARTS KEY TO THE FAMILIES OP INSECTS. 



AAA. Tarsi apparently 4-jointed, with all but the Last dilated; bruah-like underneath. 

 r. Head more or less prolonged into snout or Leak. 

 .<. Antenna? elbowed. 



Curculionid.s ( Weevils), 

 ss. Antenna; not elbowed. 



Bkuchid.e (Pea-weevils, etc.). 

 rr. Head not having a snout. 



t. Antenna' clubbed or knobbed; tarsi not dilated. 



Scolytid^e. 

 tt. Antenna' generally filiform or bristle-like (setaceous); tarsi dilated. 

 it. Form elongated; antennae usually long. 



Cebambycidje ( Wood-boring Beetles). 

 >rm short: antennae seldom more than half the length of the body. 

 Chktsomelid.e i Li af-beetles). 

 A A. AA. Tarsi usually seeming; to be 3-jointed ; body rounded, or somewhat hemispherical ; 

 antenna? very short; elytra usually spotted. 



('nee iNKi.i.iD.K ( Lady-fords). 



A KEY TO THE FAMILIES OF LEPIDOPTERA. 



A. Antennae knobbed or clubbed. Butterflies. 



AA. Antennas never knobbed or clubbed. BIOTHS. 



BUTTERFLIES. 



A. With six legs developed for walking. 



a. Wings erect in repose. 



b. Black, white, or yellow colored. 



Papilionid.-k iSirntlaiv-tiiiled Butterflies, • tc. i. 

 bb. Colors blue or reddish. 



LYCiRNID^E. 



ao,. Wings usually spread in repose, or, if not, thrown far back. 



Hespkrid.e ( " slippers "). 

 AA. First pair of legs aborted, leaving only four legs suited to walking. 



NVMI'UAI.ID.K. 



MOTHS. 



1. Body stout, spindle-shaped; narrow, powerful wings; second or hind pair about half the 

 length of the others. 



sriuNcin.K i Hawk-moths). 

 ■i. Wings more or less transparent; small moths found flying in the daytime. 



/EgeridjE. 



3. Head large and free; day- livers. 



Xyg.knid.e. 



4. Body thick and heavy; head seemingly sunk in thorax : mouth parts often wanting; antennae 

 inserted higher up than usual. 



BOMBYCIDJE. 



5. Body thick; thorax often crested ; antenna- simple or slightly pectinate ; wings folded roof-like. 



Noctuid e i Owli t mo 

 a. Broad thin wings, and slender, finely scaled bodies; wings not folded roof-like, in repose> 

 but are spread out. 



1'hai..i:nh>.k (Qeomett /</«). 



7. Palpi very long, slender and compressed; front pair ot le<_'s often tufted. 



I'vKAT.m.K (Snout-moths). 



8. Palpi very short and beak-like; fore wings oblong; antenna- filiform : small species. 



Tortricid.e (Leaf- rollers). 



9. Wings sickle-shaped (falcate), and edged posteriorly with a heavy fringe; very small or 

 minute species. 



Tineidj-j. 



10. Wings fissured and plumed; body long and slender. 



I'Ti-.iaiiuoi:iii i. r lame-moths). 



