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[May 
A revision of the species of CYMATOFHORINA, found in the United States 
and British America, with descriptions of new species. 
BY AUG. R. GROTE. 
Curator of Entomology, Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. 
The family contained in the pi-esent paper, and for which I have 
retained the name proposed by Dr. Herrich-Schastfer, has been recog¬ 
nized by most modern Entomologists and the position assigned to it, at 
the head of the Noctuac, is justitied by its affinities with the concluding 
families of the preceding group of Bombyces. 
This is seen in the pterogostic characters as well as the general ap¬ 
pearance and ornamentation of the species comprised under it. 
The number of known species belonging to this family is small, and 
they appear to be confined to the temperate regions of the globe. 
An exception is found in T. vicina Grn., reported from Java, but 
doubtfully. I have not seen this species but am inclined to believe 
that in this instance, as is frequently the case, the reported locality of 
the species brought to Europe has been altered from the right one 
through accident or design. 
The characters of this family are well defined. The antennae are 
simple, more or less velvety or pubescent in the male. The palpi mod¬ 
erately slender, well clothed with hair, porrect. The thorax is convex; 
feet short; abdomen long and slender. Anterior wings heavy, vel¬ 
vety, more or less bombyciform in appearance. Posterior pair having 
the costal and subcostal nervules distinct from their inception. 
The genera fall into the two following sections:— 
I. VEB^. 
Anterior wings of dull, usually greyish, colors; no spur at internal 
angle. 
II. EALS.E. 
Anterior wings of varied and bright colors; with a more or less 
prominent spur at internal angle. 
To the first section belong the genera Cymatophora and Leptina. 
The species of Leptina bear a strong general resemblance to each 
other. The orbicular spot is absent. The reniform spot is rounded. 
