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Family 19. — AGABISTIDiE (13 Genera, 76 Species). 
The Agaristidse are beautiful diurnal moths, allied to the 
Castniidse, but almost confined to the Australian and Oriental 
regions, with a few in the Ethiopian. The most important 
genera are , — Agcirista (21 sp.), Australia and ISTew Guinea ; Eu~ 
semia (31 sp.), rEgocera (7 sp.), Oriental and Ethiopian regions ; 
the other genera being confined to the islands from Java to New 
Guinea, 
Family 20.— UBANIIELE (2 Genera, 12 Species). 
These magnificent insects have a singular distribution. 
The gold-spangled Urania (6 sp.) is characteristic of Tropical 
America, but a single species of great magnificence occurs in 
Madagascar. The large but sober-tinted Nydalemon (6 sp.) is 
found in the Neotropical, Oriental, and Australian regions. 
Family 21. — STYGIlDiE. (3 Genera, 14 Species.) 
These insects are confined to the Palaearctic and Neotropical 
regions, 2 genera in the former, 1 in the latter. 
Family 22. — iEGEBIIDiE. (24 Genera, 215 Species.) 
This family is found in all parts of the world except 
Australia. Jfigeria is most abundant in Europe, but is found 
also in North and South America. 
Family 23.-SPniNGII)^E. (40 Genera, 345 Species.) 
The Sphinx Moths are cosmopolitan. The most important 
genera are , — Macroglossa (26 sp.), Chcerocampa (46 sp.), and 
Macrosila (21 sp.), all cosmopolitan ; Sesia (12 sp.), Europe, Asia, 
and North America; Deilephila (19 sp.), Palsearctic and Oriental 
regions, Nearctic region, and Chili; Sphinx (21 sp.), Europe, 
