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1836), and Godart's elaborate articles in the En- 

 cyclope*die Me'thodique. 



It is not intended to enter into the general history 

 of the Lepidopterous order in this place, because three 

 volumes of our entomological series have already been 

 occupied with it, and it is not desirable to encroach 

 further on the space requisite for the elucidation of the 

 orders we have not touched upon elsewhere. We have, 

 however, added another volume relating to this order, 

 comprehending the history of Exotic Moths and Hawk 

 Moths, which will afford an opportunity of supplying 

 what it may be further thought requisite to say on the 

 subject. 



ORDER VIII. STREPSIPTERA. 



THIS singular order, composed of a few minute para- 

 sitical species, was established by Kirby, and it cor- 

 responds to what has since been named Rhipiptera 

 by Latreille, and Rhipidoptera by Lamarck. The 

 insects are extremely anomalous, insomuch that La- 

 treille, on examining one of them, exclaims, " animal 

 prorsus singulare, animum excrucians ! " It is diffi- 

 cult to trace their natural affinities, from the imper- 

 fect structure of the mouth, and a greater number 

 must be examined with anatomical precision, before 

 we can be certain with regard to the position they 

 ought to occupy in the series. In the synoptical 

 table on page 200, it is stated that they have two 

 wings, and this character, in connection with the form 



