16 THE GENERA OF BRITISH MOTHS, 
‘scales on the back of which shine as though varnished. This Moth remains three years in the Caterpillar state ; 
the perfect insect generally appearing in June and July. It is an abundant species, but more rare in the North. 
THE SECOND AND THIRD FAMILIES or tur Sus-Dryision LEPIDOPTERA POMERIDIANA, 
As the present arrangement of the second and third families of this division has been departed from in 
the following plates, it may be as well in this place to give an outline of the system of arrangement adopted 
in those families in the collection of native Lepidoptera in the British Museum ; to which I have added also 
that of the first family, the Hepialide, by way of making the arrangement more readily intelligible. 
DIVISION IL—LEPIDOPTERA NOCTURNA. 
SUB-DIVISION JI.—LEPIDOPTERA POMERIDIANA. 
FAMILY I.—HEPIALID, containing the following genera :— 
1. Hepialus : . . The Swifts. 3. Phragmatecia . . . The Reed Leopards. 
2. Zeuzera : : . The Wood Leopards. 4. Cossus a é . The Goat Moth. 
FAMILY II.—NOTODONTID&. 
Sub-Famity 1.—The Pycrript, containing the following genera :— 
1. Phalera. ; . The Buff Tips. | 2. Clostera . . The Chocolate Tips. 
Sub-Famity 2.—Dicranunib, containing the following genera :— 
1. Cerwra 3 é . The Puss Moths. | 2. Stauropus . » + The Lobster Moth, 
Sub-Famity 3.—Noropontip1, containing the following genera :— 
1. Notodonta ‘ . The Prominents. 
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. Drymonia . . The Marbled Browns. 
2. Pheosia . «The Swallow Prominents. 8. Gluphisia . . The Dusky Marbled Browns. 
3. Lophopteryx . . Various Prominents. 9. Diloba . . The Figure-of-Eight Moth. 
4. Plerostoma . . The Pale Prominent. 10. Petasia . . The Sprawlers. 
5. Ptilophora : » The Pluned Prominent. 11. Peridea . . The Great Prominent. 
6. Spatalia. . « The new species. 
Sus-Faminry 4.—Enpromipl, containing a single genus :— 
Endromis 5 : ; ; : ‘ . : : » The Kentish Glory. 
FAMILY HI.—BOMBYCID&. 
Sub-FAMILY 1.—Arracip1, containing a single genus :-— 
Saturnia . : 5 : ' ‘ , : : . » The Emperor Moth. 
Sus-Famiry 2.—Bompycipr, containing the following genera :— 
1. Lasiocampa . The large Eggar Moths. | 4, Trichiura . . . The Pale Oak Eggar. 
2. Eriogaster . * . The small Eggar. 5. Clisiocampa . The Lackey Moths. 
3. Peecilocampa . « The December Moth. 
Sub-FAMILY 3.—LasiocAmrip1, containing the following geneva :— 
1. Odonestis . The Drinkers. | 2, Dendrolimus . The Pine Lappets. | 8. Gastropacha . The Lappets. 
