29i Mr. Children's Abstract of the Characters of 



Genus 44. ACRONYCTA, Ochs., Treitschke. 

 Apatet.^, Hiibn. 



Antennee inserted on the crown of the head, close to the eyes, 

 alike in both sexes, long, setaceous, composed of numerous 

 joints covered with scales above, basal joint tufted with 

 scales, forming a cup for the insertion of the second. 



Maxilla: as long as the antennae, with tentacula towards the 

 apex. 



Labial palpi porrected obliquely, completely clothed with 

 rather short scales, the terminal joint being very distinct ; 

 three-jointed, basal joint robust, second long, linear, third 

 short, ovate. 



Head subtrigonate. TJiorax subquadrate, clothed with rather 

 long and large scales. Abdomen large, robust, angulated, 

 obtuse, and having a margin of scales in the males ; cy- 

 lindro-conical in the females. 



Witigs deflexed when at rest ; superior rather elongate-lan- 

 ceolate ; inferior rather small. 



Legs, anterior the shortest : tibiiC, anterior much shorter than 

 the tarsus, with a twisted, subulated spine on the internal 

 side, the others spurred at the apex, the posterior having 

 a pair above, on the side : tarsi five-jointed, basal joint 

 the longest : claws simple : pidvilli distinct. 

 Larvtz various, with six pectoral, eight abdominal, and two 

 anal feet *. 



Fam. a. Larva hairy ; no tubercles on the back. 



Species. Icon. 



1. A. Leporina, Linn. Ernst, VI. PI. CCXVI. f. 296. 



b. d. e.— f. 297. a. b. 



2. — Bradyporifia,Treh. Ernst, VI. PL CCXVI. f. 296. c. 



3. — Acer-is, Linn Ernst, VI. PI. CCXVI. f. 295. 



4. — Megacephala, Fab. Ernst, VI. PI. CCXV. f. 294. 



5. — Alni, Linn Ernst, VI. PI. CCLIV. f. 386. 



6. — Ligustri, Fab. ... Ernst, VI. PL CCXXV. f. 320. 



7. _ Strigosa, Fab. ... Ernst, VI. PL CCXI. f. 285. 



8. — Tridens, Fab. ... Ernst, VI. PL CCXII. f. 287. 



a. b. c. e. 



9. — Psi, Linn Ernst, VL PL CCXIL f. 286. 



10. — Qispis, Hlibn. ... Ernst, VI. PL CCXII. f. 287. d.f. 



11. — Menyarithidis,Yi'n\)n.\luhn. Noct. Tab. 2. fig. 6. (mas.) 



f 7. (fom.) 



* Generic f 'liaractcn. from Curtis. 



12. A. Auri- 



