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ENTOMOLOGY. 



Tribe- II. Auctjdes. 



A'octuo-Bombycites. Latreillc. 



Palpi two. Antennae pectinated, or ciliated. Tongue 

 \ bible, but often short, and somewhat membranaceous. 

 Wings trigonate, deflcxed, undivided. Caterpillar with 

 sixteen feet. 



Genus CCCCXLV. Arctia. Schrank, Latreille. 



Bombyx. Fabricius. 



Palpi with long scales. Antennx of the males (at 

 least) with a double scries of pectinations. Tongue oi- 

 ten short, composed of two separate filaments. 

 * Antennae ciliated. 



Sfi. 1. Villica, (cream spot tyger). 



Bombyx villica. Fabricius. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Obs. The other indigenous species of this division, 

 are, 2. Caja, (tyger moth); 3. Plantaginis ; 4. Russula, 

 (clouded bun") ; 5. Mendica, (muslin); 6. Methrastri, 

 (ermine); 7. Pafiyritia, (water ermine) ; 8. Lubricipfl'h 

 (bull* ermine). 



** Antennae pectinated. 



Sfi. 1. Salicis, (satin moth). 



Arctia salicis. Latreille. 



Inhabits Europe. The larva on willows and poplars. 



Sfi. 2. Chrysorrhxa, (golden tail motJi). 



Bombyx chrysorrhea. Fabricius. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Sfi. 3. Pluzorrhex, (brown tail moth). 



Bombyx filixorr/iea. Haworth. 



Bombyx chrysorrhxa. Hiibner. 



Inhabits Europe. This is the species whose larva 

 commits such destruction amongst white thorn hedges, 

 as mentioned in cur history of entomological dissertations. 



Genus CCCCXLVI. Callimokpha. Latreille. 



Bombyx. Fabricius. 



Lothosia. Fabricius. 



Palpi with short, not porrcct scales. Antennae sim- 

 ple, or slightly ciliated. Tongue long, the two fila- 

 ments conjoined. 



Sfi. 1. Dominula, (scarlet tyger moth.) 



Bombyx dominula. Fabricius. 



Callimorfiha dominula. Latreille. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Obs. Bombyx, 2. Rosea (red arches) ; 3. Jacobc e, (cin- 

 ncbar); are referable to this genus. 



Tkibe III. Tineides. 



Antennae setaceous, simple. Tongue distinct. Palpi 

 two, cylindric. Wings long, oblong, somewhat elliptic, 

 incumbent or convolute, inferior ones much folded, all 

 undivided. 



Family I. Tineida. 



Antennae distant from each other. Eyes separate, di- 

 vided by a frontlet. 



Division I. 



Tongue distinct, elongate. Front not very hairy. 



Genus CCCCXLVII. Lithosia. Fabr. Latr. 



Wings horizontal. Palpi shorter than the head, last 

 joint cylindric, distinctly shorter than the second. Back 

 much ilattened. Antennae simple, or but slightly cili- 

 ated. 



Sfi. 1. Quadra, (four-spotted footman). 



t'haltsna ijuadra. Linn. 



I.iihoaia quadra. Fabricius, Latreillc. 



Inhabits Europe. 



The other indigenous species are, 2. Vomfikma; 3, 



Rubricollii; 4. Irrorata ; with three spe-ies not yet 

 ascertained. 



Genus CCCCXLVIII. Yponomeuta. Latreille. 



PhaLjEna, (Tinea.) Linnaeus. 



Tinea. Fabricius, Hiibner. 



Wings rolled, or convoluted. Palpi as long as the 

 head, the third joint obconic, as long or longer than the 

 one before it. Antennae simple. 



Sfi. 1. Evonymella. 



Phalana cvonymella. Linnaeus. 



Tinea cvonymella. Fabricius. 



Yfiononieuia cvonymella. Latreille. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Genus CCCCXLIX. Nemapogon. Schrank. 



P-maljena (Tinea). Linnaeus. 



Tinea. Fabricius. 



Alucita. Olivier. 



AIcophora. Latieille. 



W ings broadly fringed, lying on the back. Palpi 

 twice as long or more than the body ; the second joint 

 longer than the head, the last joint almost naked, re- 

 curved beyond the head. 



Obs. To this genus Tinea, 1. Linneella ; 2. Fla-uella ; 

 3. Rosella, and their congeners, belong. 



Division II. 



Tongue not distinct, very short. Front very hairy. 



Genus CCCCL. Euplocamus. Latreille. 



Tinea. Fabricius. 



Pvralis. Hiibner. 



Palpi two; the second joint with numerous elongate 

 scales, the third joint naked and ascending. Antennas 

 much pectinated. 



Sfi. 1. Guttella. 



Tinea Guttella. Fabricius. 



Jiujilocamus guttetlus. Latr. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Genus CCCCLI. Tinea. Latr. Fabr. Hiibner. 



Phai.vena (Tinea.) Linnaeus. 



Palpi four, distinct, upper ones small, inrlexed. An- 

 tennae simple, or slightly ciliated. 



Sfi. 1. Pelionclla, (cloth's moth). 



Tinea fielionella. Fabr. Latr. 



Phalena tinea fielionella. Linnaeus. 



Inhabits houses. 



Obs. All the cloth moths, of which there are seve- 

 ral species, belong to this genus. 



Family II. A'emofihorida. 



Antennae inserted very near to each other. Eyes 

 nearly meeting behind. 



Genus CCCCLII. Nemopiiora. Iloffmansegg. 



Adela. Latreille. 



Nemapogon. Schrank. 



Alucita. Fabricius. 



Tinea. HUbnt r. 



Phalena (Tinea). Linnaeus. 



Sfi 1. 1)< grcrrl/a, (Japan moth). 



Phalxna tinea Dcgcerclla. Gmclin. 



Adela Degecrella. Latreillc. 



Inhabits the borders of woods. 



Obs. All the long-horned Japan moths, as they are 

 called by English collectors, belong to this genus. 



Tribe IV. Noctuiui.s. 

 Antennae setaceous, in the males sometimes pectina- 

 ted or ciliated. Tongue distinct. Palpi much Com- 

 pressed. Wings horizontal or incumbent, not divided. 

 Thorax thick, often crested. 



