228 LLOYD'S NATURAL HISTORY. 



of the fore-wings and the inner margin of the hind-wings, and 

 narrowing and converging towards the tip of the fore-wings. 



FAMILY EROSIID^E. 



This family was founded by Mr. F. Moore in his " Lepi- 

 doptera of Ceylon " (iii. p. 398). He defines it as follows : 



"Fore-wing either long and narrow, or short and broad, 

 sometimes dentate ; hind-wing short, generally broad, dentate, 

 or notched ; in some, almost caudate. Both wings in some 

 genera longitudinally convoluted when at rest. Palpi slender, 

 porrect, or incumbent ; antennae short, curly, robust, velvety, 

 crenulated, rarely pectinate in the male. 



" Larva with sixteen legs ; cylindrical, truncate at the end ; 

 with a few short fine hairs. Pupa short, stout ; head broad ; 

 formed in a slight web." 



These moths are included by Guene in the Microniida, 

 while Sir George Hampson refers them to his family EpiplemidcE, 

 which he places between the Uraniidcz and the Geometrida. 

 They can hardly be true Geometra. 



FAMILY CABERID^E. 



This is a small family resembling the Idceida^ with white, 

 yellowish, or brown wings, with darker transverse lines. The 

 antennae are generally pectinated, and the hind tibiae are not 

 swollen, but are always armed with two pairs of spurs in both 

 sexes. The larvae feed on trees, and the pupae are contained 

 in cocoons. 



GENUS CABERA. 



SphecodeS) Hiibner, Tentamen, p. 2 (1810) nom. prczocc. 

 Deilinia, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 310 (1822?); too 

 similar to Dilina. 



