370 Ochsenheimer's Genera of the Lepidoptera of Europe. 



Wings horizontal, entire; anterior elongate-lanceolate, rounded 

 posteriori}', with two stigmata ; posterior orbiculat;e-trian- 

 gular, slightly emarginated, large, folded during repose, 

 of lively colours, usually luteous with black margins. 



Head densely clothed with scales ; thorax not crested, with 

 large anterior tippets : hody rather stout, flat on the back, 

 downy at the base. 



Larva naked, cylindric, with sixteen legs. 



Pupa subterraneous, not folliculated *. 



Species. Icon. 



1. Tr. Interjecta, Hiibn. Hiibn.Noct.Tab.23. f. 107. (mas.) 



2. — Comes, Hiibn Ernst, VII. Pl.CCLXXII. f.435. 



c. f. g. 



3. — Subsequa, HUbn.... Ernst, VII. Pl.CCLXXII. f.435. 



a. d. e. 



4. — Pronuha, Linn.... Ernst, VII. PI. CCLXX. and 



CCLXXLf 433. c. d. e. i. 



5. — Innuha, Treitsch. Ernst, VII. PI. CCLXXI. f.434. 



f— h. 



6. — Fimbria, Linn. ... Ernst, VII. Pl.CCLXIX. f. 432. 



7. — lanthina. Fab. ... Ernst, VII. PL CCLXX. f. 433. 



8. — Linogrisea, Fab. Ernst, VII. Pl.CCLXXII. f.436. 



Genus 52. AMPHIPYRA, Ochs., Treitsch. 



PYROPHiLiE, Hiibn. 



Wings, anterior somewhat deflexed, half covering the body 



when at rest ; surface glossy, x-ather inclining to a brassy 



hue, without distinct spots. 



Antenna: long, pectinated ; pectinations very short, so as to 



give the organ a crenate appearance. 

 Body compressed, obtuse ; back smooth ; small, lateral tufts 



of hair in the male. 

 Larva naked, or very slightly hairy. 



Species. Icon. 



1. Amp. Tragopogonis, L. Ernst, VI. PI.CCXXXIV. f.338. 

 2.— Tetra, Hubn. ... Hiibn. Noct. Tab. 8. f. 39. (fcem.) 



3. — Livida, Fab Ernst, Vl.Pl.CCXXXIII.f 337. 



g.h. 



4. — Cin7iamomea,Borkh. Ernst, VI. CCXXXIV. f. 339. 



5. — Pyramidea, Linn. Ernst, VI. CCXXXIII. f. 337. 



6. — Perflua, Hiibn.... Hiibn. Noct. Tab. 8. f. 35. (foem.) 



7. — Spectrum, Hubn. Ernst, VIII. PI. CCCXX. f. 562. 



* Characters from Stephens. 



[To be continued.] 



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