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times distant from the body, at others inclined 

 and close. Caterpillars with sixteen feet ; in 

 the greater number of species the chrysalis is 

 naked, coloured, and suspended by a thread ; in 

 the others it is inclosed in a transparent cocoon. 

 The genera are PTEROPHORUS and ORNEODES. 



Genus PTEROPHORUS, Latreille. 



The antennae are setaceous, simple ; wings divided ; 

 palpi scarcely longer than the head, and covered 

 with scales ; body narrow and elongated ; wings 

 distant from the body, in the form of arms, and 

 the legs are spinous. 



