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LIII. An Abstract of the Characters of Ochsenheimer's 

 Genera of the Lepidoptera of Europe ; with a List of the 

 Species of each Genus, and Reference to one or more of their 

 respective Icones. By J. G. Children, F.R.S. L. 4' E. 



F.L.S. 8sc. 



[Continued from p. 296.] 



Genus 47. CYMATOPHORA, Ochs., Treitsch. 



Tethea, Ochs. BoMBYCi^, Hlibn. 



Wings deflexed. 

 Body sub-pilose. 

 Ajitennce filiform in both sexes ; in the male cylindrical, and 



very large; in the female flattened. — Godart, Dtip.* 

 Fam. a. Anterior wings with the posterior margin incurved, 

 and the posterior angle acute, pointed. 

 Species. Icon. 



1. Cym. Ambusta, Fab.... Ernst, VII. PI. CCXCV. f. 500. 



a. c. (b. var.) 



2. — Retusa, Linn Ernst, VII. PI. CCLIX. f. 402. d. 



3. — Subtusa, Fab Ernst, VII. PI. CCLIX. f. 402. 



a — c. 



Fam. B.a. Anterior wings elongate, with cancellated markings. 



4. Cym. Oo, Linn Hiibn.Noct.Tab.41.f.l95. (foem.) 



5. — Xanthoceros^Unhn. Ernst, VL PI. CCXIV. f. 291. 



Fam. B. h. W^ings broad, elongate, variegated, with wavy 

 markings. 



6. Cym. Rufkollis, Fab. . . Ernst, VI. PI. CCXLII. f. 358. 



7. — Diluta, Fab Ernst, IV. Pl.CLXI. f.208. 



8. — Bipuncta, Borkh. Ernst, VIII. PI. CCCIX. f. 535. 



9. — Fluctuosa, Hiibn. Ernst, VIII. PI. CCCIX. f. 534. 



10. — OctoW?«a, Hubn. Ernst,. VIII. PI. CCCVIILf. 532. 



1 1. _ Or, Fab Ernst, VIIL PI. CCCVIII. f.533. 



12. — Flavicornis, Linn. Ernst, VL Pl.CCXLIIL f. 359. 



• We have added this character, derived from the Antennae, from Dii- 

 pouchcl's continuation of Godart's Lcpidoptcres rfc Fra^icc ; as it seems 

 to prevail in all the sjiccies quoted by Treitschke, as composing this geiuis. 

 Miserably deficient as Ochsenheimer's generic characters generally are, 

 those of his successor, thus far at least, are still more so. Indeed his 

 genera can only be satisfactorily determined by examining the princii)al 

 species included, respectively, in them, — a labour we have neither leisure 

 nor inclination to undergo. We shall therefore giveTreitschke's characters 

 as we find them, with such additions from other (juarters as wc can safely 

 rely on, referring our readers to the Sjiecies themselves, or their Icones, for 

 further means of distinguishing the several groups. 



3 A 2 Fam. 



