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are pectoral, 2 caudal, and sometimes 2 subcau- 

 dal ; chrysalis pointed at the tip. 1. Antennae 

 pectinate ; 2. setaceous ; 3. the wings are forked 

 and connivent. Genus Phalaena of Fab. Con- 

 tains 430 species. 



See MS. P. 



3. Div. NOCTUA, antennsB setaceous ; feelers 

 compressed, hairy, the tip cylindrical and naked ; 

 tongue projecting, horny, setaceous, bifid ; larva 

 16-footed ; chrysalis pointed at the tip. 1. Wings 

 expanded ; 2. flat incumbent, with a smooth tho- 

 rax ; 3. wings flat incumbent, with a crested tho- 

 rax ; 4. wings deflected, with a smooth thorax ; 

 5. wings deflected, with a crested thorax. This 

 division contains 400 species. 



See MS. P. 



4. Div. HYBLJEA, antennae setaceous ; feelers 

 projecting, compressed, dilated in the middle ; 

 lip projecting, acute. This division contains 6 

 species. 



See MS. P. 



5. Div. HEPIALUS, antennae moniliform ; feel- 

 ers two, reflected, hairy, between which is the 

 rudiment of a bifid tongue ; larva 16-footed ; feed- 

 ing on the roots of plants ; chrysalis folliculate, 

 cylindrical, and pointed at the tip. This division 

 contains 10 species. 



See MS. P. 



6. Div. Cossus, antennae short, filiform ; feel- 

 ers two, very short, cylindrical, reflected ; having 

 no spiral tongue. This division contains 6 spe 

 cies. 



See MS. P, 



