30 CATALOGUE OF 



Fam. 3. BOMBYCOID^l. 



Corpus robustum aut gracile. Proboscis longa aut nulla. 

 Palpi nonnunquam ascendentes ; articulus 3us minimus aut elonga- 

 tus. Antennae simplices, maris ravissime pectinatae. Pedes saepis- 

 sime validi; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor longis. Alae lata? 

 aut latiusculae, rarissime elougatae. 



Bombycoides, p. et Caradrinides, p., Boisd. Ind. Meth. 94. 

 Bombycoidag, Guen. Noct. i. 33. 



Bombycoides Apatelae et Diphtherae, Hubn. Verz. Schmett 

 Bombycoidi, Boisd. Ind Meth. ed. 1, 60. Steph. Cat. Brit. Lep. 



1*14. 

 Bombycoidae, p., et Liparides, p., Her r.-S chaff. Eur. Schmett. ii. 



130, 173. 



Body stout, ratber slender in some species. Proboscis long* 

 occasionally very sbort or obsolete. Palpi sometimes ascending ; 

 third joint rarely elongated. Antennae of the male very rarely pec- 

 tinated. Abdomen generally extending a little beyond the hind 

 wings. Legs somewbat stout; hind tibiae with four long spurs. 

 Wings broad or rather broad, very rarely narrow and elongated. 



A. Abdomen apice tantum villosum. - 1. Microcgelia, Guen. 



B. Abdomen villosum. 



A. Proboscis brevis. 2. Diphtera, Ochs. 



B. Proboscis longa. -" - 3. Acronycta, Ochs. 



C. Proboscis nulla aut subobsoleta. - - 4. Simyra, Ochs. 



Genus 1. MICBOCGELIA. 



Corpus gracile. Proboscis breviuscula. Palpi sat graciles, 

 oblique ascendentes, caput paullo superantes ; articulus 3us lanceo- 

 latus, 2i dimidio brevior. Antennae simplices, graciles, corporis 

 dimidio non longiores. Abdomen alas posticas vix superans. 

 Pedes sat graciles ; tibia? posiicae calcaribus quatuor longis. Alae 

 latiusculae; anticae apud costam subreetae, apice rotundatae, margine 

 exteriore subobliquo. 



Microcoelia, Guen. Noct. i. 3. 



Body slender. Proboscis rather short. Palpi rather slender, 

 obliquely ascending, extending a little beyond the head; third joint 

 lanceolate, less than half the length of the second. Antennae 



