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FAMILY 19. AGARISTIDJE (13 Genera, 76 Species). 



The Agaristidae are beautiful diurnal moths, allied to the 

 Castniidae, but almost confined to the Australian and Oriental 

 regions, with a few in the Ethiopian. The most important 

 genera are, Agarista (21 sp.), Australia and New Guinea ; Eu- 

 semia (31 sp.), jEgocera (7 sp.), Oriental and Ethiopian regions ; 

 the other genera being confined to the islands from Java to New 

 Guinea. 



FAMILY 20. URANIIMi (2 Genera, 12 Species). 



These magnificent insects have a singular distribution. 

 The gold-spangled Urania (6 sp.) is characteristic of Tropical 

 America, but a single species of great magnificence occurs in 

 Madagascar. The large but sober-tinted Nyctalemon (6 sp.) is 

 found in the Neotropical, Oriental, and Australian regions. 



FAMILY 21. STYGI1D.E. (3 Genera, 14 Species.) 



These insects are confined to the Palsearctic and Neotropical 

 regions, 2 genera in the former, 1 in the latter. 



FAMILY 22. ^EGERIID^E. (24 Genera, 215 Species.) 



This family is found in all parts of the world except 

 Australia. dEgeria is most abundant in Europe, but is found 

 also in North and South America. 



FAMILY 23. SPHINGID^l. (40 Genera, 345 Species.) 



The Sphinx Moths are cosmopolitan. The most important 

 genera are, Macroglossa (26 sp.), Chcerocampa (46 sp.), and 

 Macrosila (21 sp.), all cosmopolitan ; Sesia (12 sp.), Europe, Asia, 

 and North America; Deilephila (19 sp.), Palsearctic and Oriental 

 regions, Nearctic region, and Chili; Sphinx (21 sp.), Europe, 



