heplalIdæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. hepial ( us ) (q. v.); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idœ.] Entom .: A family of moths, group Bombycina. The antenne are short, moniliform, simple or with a single row of denticulations or cilia; wings deflexed, long, and narrow; thorax not crested; larva fleshy, naked, with six pectoral, eight abdominal, and two anal feet. hě-pi-a lŭs, s. [Gr. hepialos =a shivering fit, the nightmare; cf. also hepiales =the nightmare.] Entom.: The typical genus of the family Hepialidæ (q. v.). Hepialus humuli is the Ghost Moth (q. v.); H. hectus is the Golden Swift; H. velleda , the Beautiful Swift. [SWIFT, 8.]