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Species. Icon. 



21. G. Evcria.Yab Ernst, V. PI. CLXXIX. f. 231. 



a — i. 



22. — Lanestris, Linn.* Ernst, V. Pi. CLX XVIII. f. 230. 



a— f. 



23. — Loti, Ochs Hiibn. Bomb. Tab. 60. f. 256. 



(mas.) 257. (foem.) 

 24.. — Fratico7iica, Fab. Ernst, V. PI. CLXXXII. f. 234. 



a — c. 



25, — Castreiisis, Linn.f Ernst, V. PI. CLXXXI. f. 233. 



a-I. PI. CLXXXII. f. 233. 

 m, n. 

 Curtis, Brit. Ent. V. PI. 229. 

 mas. fccm. et larva. 



26. — Neiislria, Linn.f... Ernst, V. Pi. CLXXX. f. 232. 



a — n. 



* Eriogaster, Gerniar, Steph. 



" Palpi sliort, distinctly triarticulate, the basal joint longest and stoutest, 

 the terminal minute, ovate, subacute ; maxlllcB obsolete. AntenncB 

 bipectinated in the males, the pectinntions decreasing in length to the 

 apex, slightly serrated in the females: head im-A\, pilose: thorax very 

 stout, pilose above and below : abdomen robust and elongate in the fe- 

 luales ; moderate, and rather abbreviated in the males ; densely clothed 

 in both sexes with short down, and the apex in the female with a large 

 woolly mass: w;wgi elongate, entire, subdiaphanous, slightly reversed 

 dm-ing repose : cilia short : legs short, femora and tibiae densely 

 clothed with wool. Larva gregarious cylindric, pilose, semi-annulated : 

 pupa short, obtuse, not denlated at the apex, inclosed in a rigid, ovate 

 cocoon." — Slcph. Illust. Brit. Ent. Hauslcl. II. 44. 

 t Cj.isiocampa, Curtis, Ste[)h. 



" AutcniuB inserted close to the eyes on the crown of the head, short, se- 

 taceous, bipectinated, the pectinations ciliated, long in the male, and 

 gradually decreasing in length to the apex, short in the female. 

 jUaxillu: and matidihtcs none. Labial palpi sliort, and very indistinct, 

 being concealed by scales, the basal joint producing a fascicle of hairs 

 benca'.h; triarticulate; 1st joint rather robust ; 2nd larger, elengate- 

 ovatej 3rd minute oval. Males smaller tha/i the females. HeadW/y 

 stnall and scarcely visible from above. Eyes globose. Thorax very ro- 

 bust. Al)domen short and small in the male, long robust and conical in 

 the female. Wings dcflcxcd when at rest, short in the males. Tibia; 

 anterior producing a broad compressed and pubescent lobe on the inside. 

 'J'arsi ii-jointed, basal joint the longest. Claws simple. Pulvilli distinct. 

 Caterpillars with G pectoral, H abdominal, and 2 anal feet, ci/lindriral 

 and hairy. Pupa; inclosed in a long silky cocoon."— C'«;/m, hrit. Ent. 

 V. PI. 2-2\). 



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