Ochsenheimer's Genera of the Lepidoptera of Europe, 125 



Species. Icon. 



4. O. Selenitica, Hiibn. Hiibn. Beitr. II. B. 3. Th. I. Taf. 



fig. A, (fcem.) 

 Hiibn. Bomb. Tab. 20. f. 79. (mas.) 

 80. (foem.) 



5. _ Gonostigma, Fab.* Ernst, IV. PI. CLXIII. f. 212. 



a— h. 



6. — Antigua, Linn.*.. Ernst, IV. PI. CLXII. f. 211. 



a-f. 



Genus 41. PYG^RA, Oc/is. 



Laria, Schrank. Pyg^ra, Steph. 



Melaloph^, Hiibn. Clostera, Hoffraansegg, Steph. 



Antennce bipectinate. 



Haustelliim short. 



JVings lie close to the body; anterior with a coloured spot at 

 the apex, and bright curved transverse lines. 



Head and tliorax with a velvety striga. 



Abdomen long, tufted at the extremity (tuft bifid in the male) ; 

 posterior portion elevated when at rest f . 



Legs, anterior extended. 



Larva slightly pilose ; with a hairy tubercle on the fourth and 

 last segment. 



Pupa, with the extremity aculeated, changes in a close web, 

 enveloped in leaves. 



Ohs. Ochsenheimer confesses that it is difficult to justify the 

 placing the sixth species [Bucephala) with the rest of his 

 Pygcercc, since the setose antennee of the females, the 

 fore feet extended when at rest, and the mode of meta- 

 morphosis, are opposed to that arrangement. He has 

 consequently separated that species and the next [Buce- 

 phaloides) from the five preceding, under a third family 

 of the genus C. Stephens places Bucephala alone in the 

 genus Pygcera, though his generic characters differ little 

 from those of Ochsenheimer, as far as the latter go. Four 

 other species of our author's Pygcera: (composing his 

 family B. of this genus) are placed by Stephens in Hoff- 

 mansegg's genus Clostera, which he adopts, as will be 

 seen presently. To the preceding generic characters of 

 Ochsenheimer, I add, in a note hereafter, those ol'Pj/gtcra 

 as given by Stephens: the characters of the genus Clo- 

 texa will also be found below. 



• fjcniis, Ougyia, Steph. 



f llcntc the name of the genus, from Trv/n, anus, and ui-^u, l<>llo. 



Fam. a. 



