﻿1346 CATALOGUE OF 



Sphingomorpha Hernia, Guen. Noct, iii, 223, 1628. 

 ^ Java. 



Genus 2. CRINO. 



Corpus crassum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi erecli, validi ; 

 pilosi, caput non superantes; arliculus 2us longus, subarcuatus, 

 3us conicus, minimus. Antennae robustae. Thorax pilis arete ap- 

 plicatis. Pedes validi, pilosi ; tibias posticae calcaribus longis. Alee 

 longae, non latae; anticae plus minusve acutse, apud costam subcon- 

 vex?e, margine exteriore perobliquo. Mas, — Antennae subpecti- 

 natae, apices versus simplices. Thorax cristatus. Abdomen alas 

 posticas dimidio superans, apicem versus attenuatum, fasciculo api- 

 cali denso longissimo. Foem, — Antennae subserratae. Abdomen 

 incrassatum, alas posticas longe superans. 



Crino, H'ubn, Verz. Sclimett. 216. 



Body very stout. Proboscis short. Palpi vertical, stout, 

 pilose, not ascending above the head ; second joint long, slightly 

 curved ; third very minute, conical, less than one-sixth of the length 

 of the second. Antennae stout. Thorax very pilose, with closely 

 applied hairs. Legs stout, pilose; hind tibiae with long spurs. 

 Wings long, moderately broad. Fore wings more or less acute, 

 slightly convex alon^*^ the costa, very oblique along the exterior bor- 

 der. Male. — Antennae minutely pectinated to nearly three-fourths 

 of the length. Thorax crested. Abdomen extending for half its 

 length beyond the hind wings, much attenuated towards the tip, 

 which is furnished with a thick and very long tuft of hairs. Female, 

 — Antennae minutely serrated. Abdomen very thick, extending 

 much beyond the hind wings. This genus has a very peculiar 

 structure, and exhibits some resemblance to the Bombycidce* 



Mexico. 



1. Crino Besckei. 



Cervina ; caput et thorax ferrugineo-fusca ; alee anticce nigricante- 

 fusc(B^ fascia interiore perohliqua cervina fusco lineata^ ma- 

 cula discali lineisque duahus exterioribus gultularihus nigris 

 cervino marginatis, macula aptid marginem interiorem elon- 

 gata cervina; posticce margine lato fuscescente cervino inter- 

 lineata, Mas. — Abdomen fasciculo -nigricante. 



Var. Mas. Alee anticce obscuriores ; macula discali pallidior. 



