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Si/,c large to ver\- large ; antennae frequently doubly hipectinated ; 



secondaries with one or two internal veins . Saturniidse. 



Antenn.v: of r7- douhl)- bipectinated for two thirds their 



length Ceratocampidse. 



Median vein 4-branched ; vein 2 from near base of wing Lasiocampidse. 

 I'rimaries with two internal, and furcate discal veins .... Cossidae. 

 Secontlaries like piimaries, i2-veined Hepialidae. 



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^ Family KUCHROM IID.E. 



Synopsis of genera. 



Median vein of secondaries 2-branchcd. 



Accessory cell present Phylloecia. 



No accessory cell. 



Wings opaquely scaled Syntomeida. 



Wings hyaline Cosmosoma. 



Median vein of secondaries 3-branchcd Lycomorpha. 



Median vein of secondaries 4-branched. 

 Vein 8 of secondaries absent. 



Wings largely hyaline Didasys. 



Wings opaquely scaled. 



Secondaries elongate, pointed at apex Scepsis. 



Secondaries rounded, outer margin slightly concave. 

 Vein 10 of primaries absent. 



Veins g and 10 absent, 7 — 8 stalked Philoros. 



Vein 10 only absent, 7 — 9 stalked Dahana. 



Primaries, i2-veined Ctenucha. 



Vein 8 of secondaries present Pygoctenucha. 



(ienus Phylloecia Giieriii. 



1844 — tiUiCKlN, Icon. R. anim. 504. 



Callicorus GuoTK. 



1867 — Gkoik, I'roc. Enl. Soc, I'hil., VI, 1S2. 



P. texana Grote. 



1S67— Gkotk, Proc. Enl. Soc, I'hil., \ol. \I, p. 184. 



Wings much elongated, legs, especially hiiul pair, very long, 

 tufted on tibia and banded with ocherous. Antenna; black, 

 ocherous at tip. Abdomen blue black, banded narrowly with 

 ocherous. \'erte.\ and front of head, center of collar and patagia 

 and four tetragonal spots on thorax, also ocherous. 



W'ings blackish brown, immaculate above, the costal i)ortion 

 of secondaries below, light ocherous. At base of abdomen above, 

 and on the side near the base is a silvery patch. Expanse, 35 mm. 



Habitat., 'I'exas to Honduras. 



