74 INTRODUCTION. 
into a corresponding error, by taking the peculiari- 
ties of the caterpillar and metamorphoses too much 
into account, to the entire neglect of the mature 
forms. The most remarkable of this description is 
that of Dennis and Schiffermiiller, published anony- 
mously at Vienna in 1776, founded exclusively on 
the caterpillar. It attracted little attention in this 
country till a comparatively recent period, when 
considerable prominence was given to it by Dr. 
Horsfield, who adopted a similar method, and ap- 
plied it to the Lepidoptera of Java. Nearly all the 
groups, indicated and named by the authors above 
mentioned, have since been established as genera. 
The following is a view of their system, as far as it 
applies to sphinges and moths, with the names of 
the modern genera attached.* 
Sphinx is divided into seven families : — 
A. Larvae acrocephalae. Smerinthus ocellatus. 
B amplocephalae. Sphinx convolvuli. 
C maculatse. Dielephila EuphorhioB. 
D opthalmicae. Metopsilus celerio. 
E elongatse. Macroglossa stellatarum. 
F subpilosse. Setda api/ormis. 
G phalseniformes. ZygcBua filipendul(B. 
Bombyx is divided into twenty families :— 
1. Larvae with Sixteen Feet. 
A. Larvae sphingiformes. Endromis versicolora. 
B verticillatae. Saturnia Pyri. 
* See Westwood's Intro, to Modern Class, of Insects, vcl. ii. 
p. 326, 
