CATALOGUE 
OF 
LEP1D0PTERA HETEROCERA. 
FIFTH SERIES. 
Tribe 10. GEOMETRITES. 
Corpus saepissime gracile. Ocelli nulli. Proboscis longitu- 
dine varia, saepissime tenuis et divisa. Palpi graciles, raro longis- 
simi. Palpi maxillares obsoleti. Antennae variae, graciles, nun- 
quam nodosae. Thorax brevissimus, saepissime rotundatus, non 
cristatus ; tegulae breves. Abdomen maris vix unquam crassum, 
non cristatum. Pedes longi, glabri aut subpilosi ; tibiae posticae 
saepe incrassatae. Alae amplae, tenues, saepe concolores liturisque 
non diversis. 
Geometrae, Boisd.; Agassiz . 
Geometrida, Leach. 
Geometridae, Steph. 
Geometrites, Newm. 
Phalenites, Gnen. 
Geometrina, Stainton. 
Body very generally slender. Ocelli wanting. Proboscis 
variable as to length, almost always slight and divided. Palpi 
slender, rarely very long. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Antennae 
variable, slender, never nodose. Thorax very short, generally 
rounded, not crested ; tegulae short. Abdomen of the male almost 
B 
