294; Mr. Children's Abstract of the Characters oj 



Genus 84. CATOCALA*, Ochs., Trcitsch. 



Catocala, Schrank. (Curtis, Stephens, Boisduval.) 

 Blephara, Hubner. 



Legs long, anterior the shortest ; anterior tibia short, with a 

 compressed broad spine on the inner side ; anterior tarsi 

 much longer than the tibiae. — Wings ample, slightly de- 

 flexed ; superior subtrigonate ; cilia long, indented. — An- 

 tennce alike in both sexes, long, slender, setaceous. — Palpi 

 porrected obliquely, triarticulate, densely clothed with long 

 scales. — Maxillce as long as the antennjE, ciliated at the 

 apex. — Head rather small. — Thorax large. — Abdomeji ro- 

 bust, cylindrical, attenuated, tufted on the back at the base 

 and tail. — Larva With 16 feet. — Pupa inclosed in a large 

 cocoon formed between some leaves f . 



Species. Icon. 



l.CdXocFraxiniy Linn.. . . Ernst, VIII. pi. cccxx. et cccxxi, 



f. 563. a— i. 



2. — Elocata^ Esper Ernst,VIII.pl.cccxxii.etcccxxiii. 



f. 564. 



3. — Niipta, Linn Ernst, VIII. pi. cccxxiii. f. 565. 



4. — Dilccta, Hiib Ernst, VIII. pl.cccxxv. f.568. g. h. 



5. — Sponsa, Linn Ernst,VIII. pl.cccxxv.f.568.a — e. 



6. — Conjtmcta, Esper. . . . Ernst, VIII. pi. cccxxvii. f. a — d. 



1. — Promissa, Fab Ernst, VIII. pi. cccxx vi. f. 569. 



8. — Pacta, Linn Ernst, VIII. pi. cccxxiv. f. 567. 



9. — Electa, Hiib Ernst, VIII. pi. cccxxiv. f. 566. 



10. — Puerpcra, Giorna.f . . Hiib. Noct. tab. 92. f. 435. (mas.) 



tab. 129. f. 594. (fcem.) 

 11. — NeoJiijmpha, Hub. . . . Hiib. Noct. tab. 95. f. 450. (mas.) 



12. — l^ijmphcca, Hiib Ernst, VIII.pl. cccxxviii. f. 572. 



13. — Co^ucrsa, Esper. . . Ernst,VII I. pl.cccxxvii. et cccxxviii. 



f. 571. 



14. — Agamos, Hiib Hub. Noct. tab. 112. f.525. (mas.) 



15. — Parampnjjha, Linn.. . Ernst, VIII. pi. cccxxix. f. 573. 

 16. — Nijmphagoga, Hiib. . . Ernst, VIII. pi. cccxxx. f. 575. 

 17. — Plymencca, Fab Ernst, VIII. pi. cccxxix. f. 574. 



Genus 85. BREPHOS, Ochs., Treitsch. 



Brepha, Hiibner. (Curtis, Stephens.) 



Legs, anterior rather short ; anterior tibicv with a spine on the 

 inside: tarsi five-jointed. — Wings rather nari'ow, horizontal 



* Kcero) subtiis, )c«>iof piilcher. 



t CliaracfiM-a from Curtis. Bril. Enl. v. pi. 217. 



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