40 CATALOGUE OF 



Bombyx sericina, Hubn. Eur. Schmelt. Bomb. 7, 259. Beitr. ii. 



pl. 4, y. 

 Gastropacha geographica, Treit. Schmett. Eur, Bomb. 47; Suppl. 



x. 198. 

 Lasiocarapa geographica, Meig. Syst. Beschr. Eur. Schmett. ii. 



708, 18, pl. 80, f. 2. 

 Clidia geographica, Boisd. Ind. Meth. 68, 562. Hup. Hist. Nat. 



Lep. Fr. iii. 184, pl. 84. Herr.-Schceff. Eur. Schmett. ii. 



177. 

 Colocasia geographica, Guen. Ind. 235 ; Nod. i. 39, 43. 



OxiCESTA CHAMiESYCES. 



Clidia geographica, Boisd. Ramb. GrasL Chen. oVEur. Boisd. Icon. 

 Colocasia Chamaesyces, Guen. Noct. i. 40, 44. 

 Oxicesta geographica, var.P 



South France. 



Genus 3. ACRONYCTA. 



Corpus robustum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi pilosi, subascen- 

 dentes, caput superantes ; articulus 3us lanceolatus, 2i dimidio vix 

 brevior. Antennae simplices, sat graciles. Abdomen alas posticas 

 perpaullo superans. Pedes validi, pilosi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus 

 quatuor longis. Alae mediocriter lalae; anticae apud costam rectae, 

 apice subangulatae, margine exteriore mediocriter obliquo. 



Acronycta, Ochs. Syst. Gloss. ; Treit.; Boisd.; Duponch.; Herr.- 

 Schceff. 



Triaena, Arctomyscis, Hyboma, Jocheaera, Polymixis, p., etPharetra, 

 Hubn. Verz. Schmett. 200—202, 205. 



Triaena, Acronycta et Apatela, Steph. Cat. Brit. Lep. 104 — 106. 



Acronyctia, p., Meigen. 



Body stout. Proboscis short. Palpi pilose, slightly ascending, 

 extending some distance beyond the head; third joint lanceolate, 

 nearly half the length of the second. Antennae simple, rather slen- 

 der. Abdomen extending very little beyond the hind wings. Lejrs 

 stout, pilose ; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings moderately 

 broad. Fore wings straight in front, somewhat angular at the tips, 

 moderately oblique along the exterior border ; second inferior vein 

 about four times further from the third than from the first. 



