4 CATALOGUE OF 



** Antenna? foemiuae peetinatae. 



Fam. 25. Hypochrosim. Gn. 

 ii. Abdomen bicolor. - Fam. 24. Emplocid^e, Gn. 

 b. Alae anticae litura semihyalina. 



Fam. 23. Erateinid^;, Gn. 

 b. Proboscis nulla aut vix conspicua. 



Fam. 18. Hybernid^e, Gn. 



Fam. 1. UKAPTERYOE. 



Frons plana, non fasciculata. Proboscis longa, robusta, basi 

 non squamosa. Palpi breves, validi, ascendeiites, squamoso-hir- 

 suti, apice contigui ; articulus 3us brevissimus. Antennae mediocres, 

 cylindricae, supra squamosa?, subtus pubescentes. Thorax robustus, 

 subvillosus. Abdomen glabrum, sat validum. Pedes robusti, non 

 longissimi; tarsi subspinosi. Alae amplae, velutinae, concolores, 

 lituris non diversis, fimbria brevi ; anticae trigonae, acuta? ; posticae 

 breviores, saepe eaudatae. Mas. — Abdomen fasciculo apicali trun- 

 cate Tibia? posticae incrassatae. Fcem. — Abdomen apice acutum, 

 abruptum. 



Urapterydae, Guen. Phal. i. 26. 

 O urapterydae, S taint. Man. ii. 4. 



Front flat, without a tuft. Proboscis long, robust, not squa- 

 mous at the base. Palpi short, stout, ascending, squamous-hirsute, 

 conniving at the tips; third joint very short, button-shaped. An- 

 tennae moderately long, cylindrical, squamous above, villose or 

 pubescent beneath. Thorax robust, slightly villose. Abdomen 

 rather stout, smooth, terminated by a truncated tuft in the male, 

 and by an abrupt and acute tip in the female. Legs robust, mode- 

 rately long ; hind tibiae always thickened in the male; tarsi armed 

 with small spines. Wings ample, velvety, alike in colour and with 

 like markings ; fringe short. Fore wings triangular, acute; sub- 

 costal veinlets approximate to the costa; costal and subcostal veins 

 anchylosed ; areolet very long, very narrow, in some cases open at 

 the tip; first superior vein or independent vein inserted in the 

 middle of the discal areolet. Hind wings shorter, often furnished 

 with a tail-like angle in the middle of the hind border; costal vein 

 free, extending alongside of the subcostal vein, but never beyond the 

 fork; independent vein wanting; internal vein short, very near 

 the border. Larva living on trees, much elongated, furnished with 

 protuberances, especially on the eighth segment. Pupa oblong, 

 with the fore part cylindrical, iu a loose net-like cocoon suspended 

 to leaves. 



