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38. Erannis, Hh. 

 Face with appressed scales. Tongue obsolete. Palpi very short, 

 porrected, rough-scaled. Antennae in <? serrate, ciliated with very 

 long fascicles of cilia, or evenly. Thorax somewhat hairy beneath. 

 Femora glabrous ; posterior tibiae with all spurs present. Fore 

 wings with 11 sometimes anastomosing with 12 or 10. Hind wings 

 with 6 and 7 stalked or from a i^oint, 8 anastomosing with upper 

 margin of cell from near base to beyond middle. 5 apterous. 



Nearly allied to Ercmia, and probably derived with it 

 from a common ancestor at no very remote distance. A 

 small genus, confined to the European region and North 

 America. 



cescularia, Schiff. 

 aceraria, Schiff. 

 *histriata, Hed. 

 ^memhranaria, Christ. 



39. Eremia, H.-S. 

 Face with appressed scales. Tongue weak. Palpi short, por- 

 rected, rough-scaled. Antennae in $ bipectinated to apex. Thorax 

 slightly hairy beneath. Femora glabrous ; posterior tibias with all 

 spurs present. Fore wings with 10 absent. Hind wings with 6 

 and 7 stalked, 8 approximated to upper margin of cell to middle. 



This genus is certainly nearly related to Brrphos, 

 with which, indeed, it practically agrees in all essential 

 characters except the rough hairy clothing. Although 

 the ? is winged, the wings are smaller than those of 

 the 3' , and indicate an approach in character to Erannis. 

 The two species are South European. 



culminaria, Ev. 



cacuminaria, Ebr. 



Brephos, 0. 



Face with long rough hairs. Tongue developed. Palpi short, 

 porrected, clothed with long rough hairs. Antennae in <y sei'rate, 

 evenly ciliated, or shortly bipectinated. Thorax hairy beneath. 

 Femora hairy; posterior tibiae with all spurs present. Fore wings 

 with 10 absent. Hind wings with G and 7 stalked, 8 connected or 

 shortly anastomosing with upper margin of cell towards base, 

 closely approximated to it to middle. 



Confined to the European region and Labrador. It 



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