82. BULLETIN BROOKLYN ENTOM. SOC. VOL. VU. October 1884. ] 
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SYNOPSIS OF FAMILIES, 
after Herrich—Scheeffer. 
1 All the wings of equal structure, secondaries a little smaller, with 12 veins; an 
accessory cell between veins 4 and 5. 9g and 10 out of a common stalk out 
of the costal next to the root: a vertical branch to the anterior margin, no 
Ocellinoctrene lum eis! as yoac oes Ss RRR OO te oho vole ce ees Epialoidae. 
Wings not equal, secondaries with no more than eight veins............. Ure, 
Wings nearly equal, all wings with more than 8 veins.............- ...+.-.. 94 
Wings divided or split......... 00-006 Geetecenpeede ces nec see ees nemesis 25 
2 Antenne clavate; no ocelli, no frenelum, median cell not divided .,--Rhopalocera, 
Antenne clavate; with sharp acute point; ocelli; frenelum; divided median cell 
Castniaria, 
Antenne bristle form, (setaceous) rarely filiform and seldom thickened before 
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3 Primaries without dorsal vein; no ocelli; secondaries with costal vein forming 
MA SATINO WAM OAc ericiale © «ce - - ott ele toi fellate Sesioidae. 
Primaries with 2, secondaries with 3 dorsal veins.....................-.-.--- 4 
Primaries with 2 dorsal veins which are connected; the anterior bends backward 
and sends out several branches; all wings with accessory cell... .Qecetecina. 
Primaries with one dorsal vein, from the middle of which arises a branch which. 
bends backward no accessory cell...... ...-.........-2.2.4-- Animulina. 
Primaries with a dorsal vein, which forms toward inner margin a long fork.... 
Psychina. 
Primaries with two dorsal veins; out of the inner, 2 or more veins to the inner 
margin: secondaries with 7 seperate veins; the 8th out of the subcostal.... 
Megalopygina. 
Primaries with a single simple dorsal vein... ..........+.2.20+ seeeeeeeseaee 
4 Secondaries without costal vein; last branch of subcostal out of the apex of 
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Secondaries as before: with an oblique branch between costal and subcostal 
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Secondaries with costal vein, free, or very close to the root; without cross vein, 
connected with subcostal or arising out of it; no ocelli............ Cossina b. 
Secondaries with costal and subcostal veins free; middle cell of the primaries not 
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6 Secondaries with an oblique connecting branch between costal and subcostal 
arising behind thei middle...) . . i eenciae ies o.2 2 a= ain oe elie 7 
Secondaries without this connecting branch.................. 0 -...----00-- 9 
7 Dorsal vein of the primaries divided towards the base............... Sphingina. 
Dorsal vein not furcate; no frenelum..............2.-0.2----e00es Seka ee 
8. V. 5 of each wing from the same point with 4. Primaries with I1 veims.:.... 
Endromoidea, 
V. 5 of secondaries nearer 6 than 4. Primaries with 12 veins... ...Lasiocampa. 
