610 CATALOGUE OF 



Fam.9. XYLINID^. 



Magnitudo varia. Corpus elongatum, saepissime robustuin. 

 Proboscis mediocriter longa, nonnunquam brevis. Palpi mediocres, 

 porrecti aut ascendentes, caput paullo superantes ; articulus 3us 

 minimus aut subelongatus. Antennae saepissime simplices. Pro- 

 thorax elevatus. Abdomen alas posticas saepe dimidio superans. 

 Pedes validi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus longis. Alae anticae lineatae 

 et strigatae, saepissime longae angustae lignicolores. 



Xylinidae, Guen. Noct. ii. 107. 



Xylinidi, Guen. Ann. Soe. Ent. Fr. VS. 227 ; viii. 500. 



Size various. Body elongated, most often stout. Proboscis 

 moderately long, occasionally short. Palpi of moderate length, 

 porrect or ascending, not extending much beyond the head; third 

 joint very short, sometimes of moderate length. Antennae very 

 generally simple. Prothorax elevated. Abdomen generally ex- 

 tending far beyond the hind wings. Legs stout ; tibiae with long 

 spurs. Fore wings with lines and streaks, generally long and nar- 

 row, and of a wood-colour. 



A* Alae maculis nullis vitreis. 

 A. Alae anticae non argenteae. 

 a. Alae anticae non elongatae. 



a. Antennae maris subpectinatae. - 1. Ltthocampa, Guen. 



b. Antennae maris subserratae. - 3. Cloantha, Boisd. 



c. Antennae maris simplices. 



i. Proboscis mediocriter longa. 



* Palpi porrecti. 4. Auchmis, H'ubn. 

 ** Palpi suberecti. - 19. Calophasia, Steph. 



ii. Proboscis longiuscula. - - 17. Omia, H'ubn. 



iii. Proboscis brevis. 



* Palporum articulus 3us minimus. 



f Corpus robustuin. - 2. Xylocampa, Guen. 

 ff Corpus gracile. - 15. Crambodes, Guen. 

 ** Palporum articulus 3us 2i triente non brevior. 

 \ Corpus robustum. 



% Alae anticae apice rotundatae. 



9. Xylina, Ochs. 

 X\ Alae anticae apice angulatas. 



18. Cleophana, Boisd. 

 ft Corpus gracile. - 16. Epimecia, Guen. 





