88 INVERTEBRATE ANIMALS. 



" Papillons Exotiques," Cramer and Stoll, 5 vols. 4to. ; 

 *' Sammlung Europcsischer Schmetterlinge," J. Hubner, 

 9 vols. 4to. ; " Genera of diurnal Lepidoptera," Double- 

 day AND Westwood, 2 vols. imp. quarto ; and the works 

 of W. C, Hewitson. 



Division HETEROCERA. Irspoj, different ; xepaj, 

 a horn. This division includes all the insects of the 

 order except Butterflies. 



Group 202.— MICRO -LEPIDOPTERA. jajxpoV, small. In 

 this group are included all the Heterocera below the 

 Noctuce ; Pyralidina, Tortricina, Tineina, Pteropkorina, 

 and Alueitina. More than 300 species are described 

 and figured by H. T. Stainton in his monograph of 

 Tineina, 13 vols. Svo. The British species representing 

 the group exceed 1130 ; the exotic species are in pro- 

 portion less numerous than in other groups. 



Group 203.— NOCTU^-GENUINiE. Estimated number 

 of species: British, more than 300; European, 800. 

 % Examples of a few exotic and about 80 selected 

 species of British NoctusB. Observe the diver- 

 sity elaborated within the limits of conspicuous 

 similarity. 



Group 204. — NOCTU^-LIMBAT^. limhus, a border. 

 Observe the British species of Catocala, including C. 

 Fraxini ; also the Owl-moth of Brazil, Thysania Agrip- 

 pina, so coloured as easily to escape notice when resting 

 on the bole of a tree. The specimen exhibited measures 

 more than eleven inches across the wings. 



