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Family 19.— AGAKISTID^ (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.), JSgocera (7 sp.), Oriental and Ethiopian regions ; 

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

 Guinea. 



Family 20.— UEANIID^ (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 NydaUmon (6 sp.) is 

 found in the Neotropical, Oriental, and Australian regions. 



Family 21.— STYGIID^. (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.— ^GERIID^. (24 Genera, 215 Species.) 



This family is found in all parts of the world except 

 Australia, ^geria is most abundant in Europe, but is found 

 also in North and South America. 



Family 23.— SPHINGID^. (40 Genera, 345 Species.) 



The Sphinx Moths are cosmopolitan. The most important 

 genera ave,—Macroglossa (26 sp.), Chcerocampa (46 sp.), and 

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

 and North Americsi ; Deilephila (19 sp.), Palaearctic and Oriental 

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



