ERASMIA PULCHELLA. 91 
the genus if allied to Campt/lote.^ of West wood, 
described in Professor Royle's work on the Natural 
History of the Himalaya mountains. * It is allied 
also to Gyninautocera of Guerin, and to Heleona and 
Anthomyza of the same author. It is doubtful if 
the insects composing this family are more allied to 
the Zygen'idcB than the Llthosiadce : they appear to 
liave been greatly neglected, and it is the more re- 
markable, as they are certainly some of the most 
beautiful of the Lepidoptera." 
ERASMIA PL'LCHELLA. 
PLATE III. rig. 2. 
Hope, Liimean Trans. ^ vol. xviii. pi. 31, fig. 5. 
The antennse of this genus (tiie name of which is 
derived from s^aff/Mtog, amalilis) are bipectinated, 
the pectinations oi moderate length ; anterior wings 
* For the purpose of comparison, Mr. Westwood's definition 
of the genus Campylotes is subjoined. — " Genus anomalum : 
Alae oblongap, subovales, integi-ae, nervis apicalibus valde re- 
curvis, anticse cellula discoidali clausa nervos duos postice 
emittens, quorum exterior 3-furcatis ; posticoe etiam cellula 
discoidali clausa, nervo recurrente intermedio bifurcate. An- 
tennae graciles biramosae." 
