astf.roscopus] CARADRINIDAE 57 



Blight.- Antennae in $ bipectinatod to apex. Palpi densely 

 hairy throughout. Thorax without distinct crest. Abdomen 

 not crested. Anterior tibiae with strong horny apical hook. 



Besides the following, a species from NE. Asia has been 

 referred to this genus. 



First and second lines distinct . 1. nubcculosus. 



„ „ obsolete . . .2. sphinx. 



1 . A. nubeculosus, Esp. 40-45 mm. Forewings pale brownish 

 mixed with whitish and much sprinkled with black ; veins 

 marked with blackish ; first, median, and second linos dark 

 fuscous; reniform whitish, black-edged, enclosing two dark 

 marks; elaviform, oval, black-edged. Hindwings whitish- 

 fuscous, with dark fuscous discal spot and terminal dots. 



Perth, local ; C. Europe ; 3, 4. Larva pale yellow-green 

 deeper laterally; tubercular dots pale yellow; an oblique 

 lateral streak on 4, and transverse streak on 12 yellow; legs 

 more or less red : on birch ; 5, 6. The larva habitually rests 

 with the anterior segments strongly thrown back over the body, 

 and the legs outspread. 



2. A. sphinx, Jlufn. (cassinea, Hb) 37-40 mm. Forewings 

 whitish-oehrcous, suffused with whitish and mixed with pale 

 brownish; veins partly black posteriorly ; a rather long black 

 median dash from base; lines fuscous on costa; subtcrniinal 

 dentate, whitish, edged by blackish interncural dashes. Hind- 

 wings whitish, partly fuscons-sprinklcd ; a round fuscous discal 

 spot- 

 England, rather common; C. Europe; 10, 11. Larva pale 



green ; dorsal and subdorsal lines whitish, latter commencing on 

 J5 ; spiracular yellow -whitish, brown-edged above; 12 with 

 slight prominence : on oak, elm, hawthorn, etc. ; 5, 6. 



8. Atorophyia, (In. 



Face with rounded homy prominence; eyes glabrous, ciliated. 

 Antennae in $ bipectinated or dentate, towards apex simple. 

 Thorax with slight anterior and posterior crests. Abdomen not 

 crested. 



Only one other European species is known. 



1. Forewings with black median basal dash . 1. avstralis. 



,, without black basal dash . . 2. 



2. Forewings with veins pale . . 4. lunosa. 



,, ,, not pale . . .3. 



3. Posterior edge of reniform whitish-oehrcous 3. nigra. 



„ „ not whitish-ochreous 2. lutulenla. 



