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The anal prologs are wanting in AlIcIu and Incurvaria, those 

 of the sixth abdominal segment are absent in Gracilaria and 

 Coleophora, and reduced in AJcUi. 



Examples: 



Thyris vilrina. 

 UxyjJtilus hieracii. 

 Botys polygoiialis. 

 Hydrocampa nymi^haeata. 

 Honiocsonia ncbulella. 

 Crambus falscllus. 

 Galleria mellonella. 

 Omeodes hexadactyla. 

 Cacoccia cerasivorana. 



(Figs. y.VA and U7). 

 Carpocapsa pomonella 

 Several other unidentified Tor- 



tricidac. 

 Phalonia alcella. 

 Yponomeuta cagnagellus. 



(Fig. 141). 



Simacthis oxvacantha 



(Figs. \:ki and 140.) 

 Argyresthia goedartella 



(Fig. 13G.) 

 Sitotroga cerealella. 

 Depressaria putridclla 



(Fig. 142). 

 Cosmopteryx scribaiella. 

 Coleophora. 



Endrosis lacteclla (Fig. 1 13.) 

 (jracilaria alchimiella. (Fig. 7.) 

 Nepticula pomivorella. 

 Tineola bisselliella. 

 Incurvaria koemericlla. (Fig. 34.) 

 Adela degeerella (Figs. 6 and 35.) 



SrMM.\RY. 



1. Useful classificatory characters may be found in the 

 structure of the sclerites of the cater])illar head, and the arrange- 

 ment of their setae. 



2. The Sphingidae, Saturniina, Bombycidae, Notodontidae 

 and, perhaps the Lacosomidae, with their related families, show- 

 positive points of resemblance, aside from the mere presence of sec- 

 ondary hair in most of them. This is found in the prolegs, sub- 

 j)rimary setae, frontal setae and proportions of front and head, 

 and in their habits. 



3. The genus ApaicloJcs is a synthetic fomi with suggestions 

 of Lasiocampidac, Saturniidae, Bombycidae and jierhaps Sphingi- 

 dae. It is not near the Notodontidae. Melalopha is a fairly 

 typical Notodontid. 



4. Lacosoma is a synthetic form between the Microlcpidop- 

 tcra and BonibNx-Notodontid series, nearer (at least when young) 

 to the Microle])id()ptera. 



5. vSome Papilios have the proleg structure of the skippers 

 and Microlejiidoptera. It is correlated with a nestbuilding habit. 



6. Th\-ris is a typical Microlepidopter. 



7. Cast skins and specimens dried with(nit j^reparation make 

 fairly satisfactory material for stud\', thus making it possible to 

 found complete (lescrii)ti()ns of larvae on the identical specimens 

 that are bred through and accurately named. 



