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CATALOGUE OF 
. tt'Umi&L. 
Genus 1. STYGIA. 
Corpus robustum, pilosum. Proboscis obsoleta. Palpi validi, 
porrecti, pilosi, caput paullo superantes ; articulus 3us conicus, 2i 
dimidio non longior. Antennae mediocriter pectinatae, thorace non 
longiores ; rami validi. Abdomen alas posticas dimidio superans. 
Pedes validi, pilosi ; tibiae postieae calcaribus quatuor longis. Alae 
parvae ; anticae apud costam rectae, apice subacuminatae, margine 
exteriore vix obliquo. 
Stygia, Draparnaud ; Latr. Gen . Crust, et Ins. iv. 215 ; Cuv. Reg. 
Anim. ed. 2, v. 398 ; Hubn Verz. Schmett. 195 ; Ochs. Schmett. 
iv. 39 ; Boisd. Ind. Meth. 39; Treit. ; Crochard. 
Bombyx, p., Hubn. 
Chimaera, p., Ochs. Schmett. von Bur. ii. 
Body stout Proboscis obsolete. Palpi stout, porrect, pilose, 
extending a little beyond the head; third joint conical, not more 
than half the length of the second. Antennae moderately pecti- 
nated, not longer than the thorax ; branches stout. Abdomen ex- 
tending for more than half its length beyond the bind wings. Legs 
stout, pilose ; bind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings small. 
Fore wings straight along the costa, slightly acuminated at the 
tips, hardly oblique along the exterior border ; first and second infe- 
rior veins approximate at the base ; third at a short distance from 
the second, a little further from the fourth. 
Nearly allied to Cossus. 
1. Stygia australis. 
Alee anticee fiavescentes , fusco undatce ; posticee nigree , macula 
magna alba. 
Stygia australis, Latr. Gen. Crust, et Ins. iv. 215. Ochs. Schmett. 
von Bur. iv. 39. Treits. DeVill. Ann. Soc. Linn. Paris , 
v. 473. God. Hist. Nat. Lep. Fr. iii. 169, pi. 22, f. 19. Boisd. 
Ind. Meth. 51 ; ed.2, 39. Croch. Ed. Reg. Anim. Atlas , Ins. 
pi. 149, f. 3. 
Bombyx terebellum, Hubn. Bomb. pi. 57, f. 244. 
Chimaera leucomelas, Ochs. Schmett. von Bur. 1 1, 6, 4. 
Stygia terebellum, Hubn . Verz. Schmett. 196, 2003. 
South France. 
a — c. Europe. From M. Beckers collection. 
d. Europe. From Mr. Children’s collection. 
