PS YCHID^. 333 



Family 9. PSYCHID^. 



Males with strongly pectinated antennae, the pectinations 

 consisting of solid, very slightly ciliated teeth, which in some 

 cases are forked. Fore wings either broad behind or ovate ; 

 hind wings always broad. Both usually semi-transparent 

 and hairy, or covered with close glistening scales. Females 

 apterous, in many species devoid of limbs. 



Larv^, with strong plates on the anterior segments; in 

 cylindrical or spindle-shaped cases of silk, covered outside 

 with vegetable refuse. 



PuPiE in the larval cases. 



A very singular and aberrant group, somewhat resembling 

 insects of the Order Trichoptera in the hairiness of the 

 wings of many of the species ; forming a tolerably complete 

 passage to the Family Tiueina by the Genera Solenohia and 

 Talqmria; but, from general structure, more satisfactorily 

 placed here, and rather closely connected with the last 

 genus (Orgyia) through Pcnthophora morio — a semi-trans- 

 parent winged, black species, with semi-apterous female, of 

 which the larva lives upon grass, but is not a case-bearer. 

 This last, though sometimes destructive on the Continent, 

 is not known as a British insect. 



Our species seem to divide well into three genera : — 



Ps7/chc — Males with stout hairy thorax and hairy wings ; 

 females without limbs. 



Epichnopkryx — Males with slender thorax and hairy 

 wings ; females without limbs. 



Furiiea — Males with slender thorax and glistening, scaled 

 wings ; females apterous, having effective legs. 



Genus 1. PSYCHE. 



Male with the pectinations of the antennas long, oblique, 

 slender, and often massed together so as almost to appear 



