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482 GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. [part iv.
Family 19.—AGAKISTID^ (13 Genera, 76 Species).
The Agaristidae are beautiful diurnal moths, allied to the
Castniidae, but almost confined to the Australian and Oriental
regions, with a few in the Ethiopian. The most important
genera are,
—
Agarista (21 sp.), Australia and New Guinea ;
Eu-
semia (31 sp.), JSgocera (7 sp.), Oriental and Ethiopian regions
the other genera being confined to the islands from Java to New
Guinea.
Family 20.—UEANIID^ (2 Genera, 12 Species).
These magnificent insects have a singular distribution.
The gold-spangled Urania (6 sp.) is characteristic of Tropical
America, but a single species of great magnificence occurs in
Madagascar. The large but sober- tinted NydaUmon (6 sp.) is
found in the Neotropical, Oriental, and Australian regions.
Family 21.—STYGIID^. (3 Genera, 14 Species.)
These insects are confined to the Palsearctic and Neotropical
regions, 2 genera in the former, 1 in the latter.
Family 22.—^GERIID^. (24 Genera, 215 Species.)
This family is found in all parts of the world except
Australia, ^geria is most abundant in Europe, but is found
also in North and South America.
Family 23.—SPHINGID^. (40 Genera, 345 Species.)
The Sphinx Moths are cosmopolitan. The most important
genera ave,—Macroglossa (26 sp.), Chcerocampa (46 sp.), and
Macrosila (21 sp.), all cosmopolitan ; Sesia (12 sp.), Europe, Asia,
and North Americsi ; Deilephila (19 sp.), Palaearctic and Oriental
regions, Nearctic region, and Chili; Sphiiwc (21 sp.), Europe,
;