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MODERN SYSTEM. 
St mi's 4. Wings deflexed : larva with its hinder legs converted into a 
furcate tail. 
Genus 345. CBEURA. Schrank, Leach, Germar. Andria. Hubner. 
Palpi cylindrical, hairy obtuse, with their joints confluent: tongue spi- 
ral but abbreviated : antenna filiform pectinated. 
Sp. 1 .Cer. Vinulia (puss moth). Sp. 2. Cer. Furcula (kitten moth). 
The caterpillar of both the above feeds on leaves : the first may 
frequently be found in August and September on willows and pop- 
lars ; the latter species is not common in Britain. 
Fam. VI. AucTtAD.E. Leach. 
Noctuo-Bombycites. Lair. 
Palpi two ; antenna pectinated or ciliated : tongue visible, but often 
short and Somewhat membranaceous : wings trigonate, deflexed, urn 
divided : caterpillar with sixteen feet. 
Genus 346. ARCTIA. Schranls, Latreille, Leach. Bombyx. Fabr. 
Pa/pi with long scales : antenna of the males (at least) with a double 
series of pectinations : tongue often short, composed of two separate 
filaments. 1 
* Antenna ciliated. 
Sp_l Arc villica (cream spot tyger). Sp. 2. Arc. Caja (tyger moth), 
bp. 3. Arc. Pluntagims (wood tyger). Sp. 4. Arc. russula (clouded 
butt). Sp. 5. Arc. mendica (muslin). Sp. 6. Arc. Menthrastri (er- 
mine). Sp. 7. Arc. papyritia (water ermine). Sp. 8. Arc. lubrici - 
peda (buff ermine). 
** Antenna pectinated. 
Sp. 1. Arc. Sul ids (satin moth). Sp. 2. Arc. chrysorrhm (yellow-tail)- 
Sp. 3. Arc. phaorrhaa (brown-tail moth). 
Genus 347. CALLIMORPIIA. Lair., Leach. Bombyx. Fair. 
Rithosia. Fair. 
Pa pi with short not porrect scales : antenna simple or slightly cili- 
ated -.tongue long, the two filaments conjoined. 
Sp. 1. Cal. Dominula (scarlet tyger moth). 
°iis.— Boinbjx, 2. Rosea (red arches). 3 . Jacobea (cinnabar); arere- 
ferable to this genus. 
Fam. VII, TineidjE. Leach. 
Tineites. Latreille. 
Antenna setaceous, simple: tongue distinct : palpi two, cylindric : a 
long, oblong, somewhat elliptic, incumbent or convolute : inferior 
ones much folded, all undivided. 
Stirps 1 .-—Antenna distant from each other: eyes separate, divided by 
a Irontlet : longue elongate: palpi not longer than the head. 
