. Cuvier's animal kingdom : arranged according to its organization. Animals. 612 INSECTA. The sixth section of the Nocturnal Lepidoptera, that of the Phal^xa tortrix, Linn., has the gi-eatest relation to the preceding species, the upper wings having the outer margin curved at the hase, and subsequently narrowed ; and their short, broad form, like a truncated oval, gives these insects a remarkable appearance ; the proboscis is distinct, and the palpi generally nearly similar to those of the Noctuœ, but rather more advanced. They are small Moths, agreeably coloured, with the wings nearly horizon
. Cuvier's animal kingdom : arranged according to its organization. Animals. 612 INSECTA. The sixth section of the Nocturnal Lepidoptera, that of the Phal^xa tortrix, Linn., has the gi-eatest relation to the preceding species, the upper wings having the outer margin curved at the hase, and subsequently narrowed ; and their short, broad form, like a truncated oval, gives these insects a remarkable appearance ; the proboscis is distinct, and the palpi generally nearly similar to those of the Noctuœ, but rather more advanced. They are small Moths, agreeably coloured, with the wings nearly horizontal, or rather shghtly deflexed at the sides ; the upper pair slightly crossing the lower. The caterpillars are 16-footed, the body being generally smooth, or but slightly hairy ; they roll up the leaves, fixing them by threads in a parallel direction, and thus forming them into cases, whereby they devour the parenchyme of the leaves at leisure ; others make retreats by fastening several leaves or flowers together, and some reside inside fruits ; some of these caterpillars have the body slender at the tip, and their cocoons are in the figure of a boat turned upside down ; these cocoons are sometimes en- tirely of silk, and sometimes of silk mixed with other matters. They form the subgenus Pyralis, Fab. [Tortrix of Eng^lish authors]. P. pomana, Fab., the Codling Moth, P. vitis, P. prasinaria, [and a great number of species, divided by more recent authors into a great number of subgenera]. Latreille in a note adds indications of the additional sub- genera A'.i//ojDO(?a (ToWWjr (/en/aWrt, Hb.), Volucra {P. rufatia, umbellana, Heracleana), liQd Procerata (P. satdo- na7ia, Fabr.). The seventh section of the Nocturna, that of the Phal.ïnites, Latr. {Phal. Geometra, Linn.), has the body generally slender, with the proboscis either wanting or but little elongate, and nearly mem- branous ; the palpi small and subcylindric ; the wings ample, extended, or like a nearly flat roof ; the a
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