. The animal kingdom, arranged after its organization, forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy. Zoology. LEPIDOPTERA. Gil. Fig ISO.—Chelonia villica. Sotodonta, Ochs., has the inner margin of tlie wing denticulated, [whence these insects are called Promi- nent Moths]. Orgyia, Ochs., differs from the preceding by having the females almost wingless. B. aniiqva, Fab. [the Vapourer Moth]. Limacodes, Latr., difl'ers from all in having the caterpillars like Wood-lice, and which seem also to represent the Polyommati amongst the diurnal species. //. Testwto and
. The animal kingdom, arranged after its organization, forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy. Zoology. LEPIDOPTERA. Gil. Fig ISO.—Chelonia villica. Sotodonta, Ochs., has the inner margin of tlie wing denticulated, [whence these insects are called Promi- nent Moths]. Orgyia, Ochs., differs from the preceding by having the females almost wingless. B. aniiqva, Fab. [the Vapourer Moth]. Limacodes, Latr., difl'ers from all in having the caterpillars like Wood-lice, and which seem also to represent the Polyommati amongst the diurnal species. //. Testwto and Asellue, Fab. / iche, Schrank., the caterpillars of which form portable cases of silk, to which they affix bits of stick, thus resembling the nests of the Caddice-flies. Some of the species, from the East Indies and Senegal, are very remark- able in their forms. Tlie terminal Pseudo-Bombyees have the proboscis very distinct and elongated. C/ieloiiin, God. (Arctia, Schr., Byprepia, Ochs.), has the wings roof-like'; the antennae pectinated in the males; the palpi very hirsute, and the proboscis short. Jl. caja, the Great Garden Tiger Moth, having brown upper-wings marked with white, and red under-wings spotted with blue black. The larva; are very common, and are termed Woolly Bears. Callimorp/ia, Latr. (Eyprepia, Ochs.), has the wings roof-like, but the antenna; are only serrated in the males; the palpi only slightly squamose, and the proboscis long. B. Jacob<e<e, a very common species, black, the upper wings having a line and two carmine red spots ; the under wings of the latter colour, bordered with black. Lithosia, Fab., has the wings horizontal in repose. The fourth section of the Nocturna, that of th^ (hirers at once from all the rest of tlie order in the caterpillars being destitute of any anal feet, the extremity of the body terminating in a point, which in many is forked, or furnished with two lung articulated appendages, forming a kind of tail. In resp
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