ERASMIA PULCHELLA. 91 



the genus is allied to Campylotes of Westwood, 

 described in Professor Royle's work on the Natural 

 History of the Himalaya mountains. * It is allied 

 also to Gymnautocera of Guerin, and to Heleona and 

 Anthomyza of the same author. It is doubtful if 

 the insects composing this family are more allied to 

 the Zygenidce than the Lithosiadce : they appear to 

 have been greatly neglected, and it is the more re- 

 markable, as they are certainly some of the most 

 beautiful of the Lepidoptera." 



ERASMIA PULCHELLA. 



PLATE III. Fig. 2. 



Hope, Linnean Trans., vol. xviii. pi. 31, fig. 5. 



The antennae of this genus (the name of which is 

 derived from i^adfiiog, amabilis) are bipectinated, 

 the pectinations of moderate length ; anterior wings 



* For the purpose of comparison, Mr. Westwood's definition 

 of the genus Campylotes is subjoined. — " Genus anomalum : 

 Alae oblonga?, subovales, integrae, nervis apicalibus valde re- 

 curvis, anticse cellula discoidali clausa nervos duos postice 

 emittens, quorum exterior 3-furcatis ; posticse etiam cellula 

 discoidali clausa, nervo recurrente intermedio bifurcato. An- 

 tennas graciles biramosae." 



