INSECTA. 405 



Sesia FABR. (exclusive of species). Wings subcylindrical, in- 

 irassated before the apex, terminated by a fasciculus of rigid setae, 

 illi two. Wings hyaline. 



Comp. J. R. LASPEYRES, Sesice Europcece iconib. et descriptionibus illus- 

 tratce. Berolini, 1801, 4to. 



Thyris HOFFMANNSEGO. 



The larvae of these two genera live in the wood or the pith of k plants. 



Zygcena FABR., Anthrocera ScOPOLi. Antennae in both sexes 

 limple, flexuoso-clavate, with smooth apex. Ocelli two. Tongue 

 |mg, spiral. Wings deflected, lively coloured, longer than body, 



. 



Sp. Zygena filipendulce, Sphinx filipendulce L., RCESEL, Ins. I., Pap. nocturn. 

 Cl. ii. Tab. LVII. ; SEPP, Nederl. Ins. I. 46 Stuk, Tab. xxii : the body and 

 antennae are blackish-green, the upper wings dark-bluish green, shining, 

 with six carmine-red spots ; the under-wings carmine-red with a bluish- 

 black edge. The caterpillar lives on clover, &c. is yellow, thick, with 

 short hairs, without horn on the back, and makes a compact but thin web 

 on the stem of the plant when about to change into a pupa. This genus 

 approaches Euprepia in the preceding family. 



Syntomis ILLIG. 



Comp. BOISDUVAL, Essai sur une Monographic des Zygenides, Paris 1829, 

 8vo, av. pi. color. 



Glaucopis FABR. (and Procris ejusd.) Antennae in males or in 

 sexes bipectinate. Ocelli two. 



a) Tongue obsolete. 

 Aglaope LATH. (spec, of Atychia OCHSENH.) 



6) Tongue distinct. 



Sub-genera : Glaucopis FABR. (With antennae in both sexes bipec- 

 tinate), Procris FABR. (Ino LEACH), Atychia HOFFMANNS., LATR. 



Sp. Sphinx Statices L., SEPP, Nederl. Ins. iv. Tab. 40; PANZEK, Deutschl. Ins. 

 Heft 32, Tab. 24. 



Sphinx L. (in part). Antennae clavato-prismatic, incrassated 

 >re the apex, mostly with uncus or short seta, recurved and 



[Hated at the extremity. Labial palps broad, compressed, with 



iiird joint indistinct. Ocelli none. 



Smerintlius LATR, Tongue very short. Antennae serrated. An- 

 terior wings angulate. 



