3/0 LEPIDOPTERA CHAP. 



43. Hind wing with, nervule 8 anastomosing 

 shortly with 7 



Fam. 26. Limacodidae, see. p. 401. 

 44. Fore wing with nervure Ic absent (Cat, 45-51). 



45. Hind wing with nervule 8 rising out of 7 



Fam. 34. Arctiidae, see p. 408. 



46. Hind wing with nervule 8 connected with 7 



by a bar, or touching it near middle of 

 cell (Cat. 47, 48). 



47. Palpi with the third joint naked and 

 reaching far above vertex of head ; 

 proboscis present 



Fam. 33. Hypsidae, see p. 408. 



48. Palpi not reaching above vertex of 

 head ; proboscis absent or very minute 



Fam. 32. Lymantriidae, see p. 406. 

 49. Hind wing with nervule 8 anastomosing 

 shortly with 7 near the base ; proboscis 

 well developed (Cat. 50, 51). 



50. Antennae more or less thick towards tip 



Fam. 35. Agaristidae, see p. 410. 



51. Antennae filiform 



Fam. 37. Noctuidae, see p. 414. 



52. Hind wing with nervule 8 curved and nearly or quite 

 touching nervule 7, or anastomosing with it after origin of 

 nervules 6 and 7 (Cat, 53-58). 

 53. Hind wing with nervure Ic absent (Cat. 54-57). 



54. Hind wing with nervule 8 with a precostal spur 



Fam. 24. Callidulidae, see ]). 400. 



")"). Hind wing with nervule 8 with no precostal spur 

 (Cat. 56, 57). 



56. Hind wing with, nervure la absent or very short 



Fam. 25. Drepanidae, see p. 400. 



57. Hind wing with nervure la almost or quite 

 reaching anal angle 



Fam. 28. Thyrididae, see p. 404. 

 58. Hind wing with nervure Ic present 



Fam. 41. Pyralidae, see p. 420. 



C. Fore wing with 4 nervules arising from the cell at almost even dis- 

 tances apart (Cat. 59-66). 

 59. Wings not divided into plumes (Cat. 60-63). 



60. Hind wing with nervule 8 coincident with 7 



Fam. 13. Sesiidae, see p. 386. 

 61. Hind wing with nervule 8 free (Cat. 62, 63). 



62. Fore wing with nervure Ib simple or with a very 

 minute fork at base 



Fam. 14. Tinaegeriidae, see p. 387. 



63. Fore wing with nervure la forming a large lurk 



with Ib at base Fam. 45. Tineidae, see p. 428. 



