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A GENERIC REVISION OF THE HIPOCRITIDÆ (Arctiidæ)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Harrison G. Dyar
Harrison G. Dyar
Affiliation:
New York.
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The earliest use of the term Arctiidæ is referred by Dr. Packard to Leach (1815). This is antedated by Hübner's Tentamen terms, Hipocritæ and Hypercompæ. The latter is unavailable, as Hypercornpa becomes a synonym. I do not find any plural terms for the family before Hübner.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 29 , Issue 9 , September 1897 , pp. 209 - 217
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1897

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References

* See Hampson for the generic synonymy.

† See Neumægen and Dyar for the generic synonymy.

∥ In the male type vein 10 pf primaries arises from the apex of discal cell on one wing, distinctly stalked on the other wing, but with a basally directed spur, indicating an accessory cell. On secondaries the supplementary vein preceding vein 8 is very short.

° Type of Theages not examined. The characters in the table are those of our species.