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KOVITATES ZOOLOQICAE XXV. 1918. 



Family CHARIDEIDAE. 



Pompostolinae Jord., Entom. xl. p. 125 (19U7). 



Differs in the key from the Callimorphidae, in having the antennae dilated 

 towards extremity. 



It is closely allied to and derived from the Zygaenidae of the typical sub- 

 family fi-om which it differs in both wings, having vein 1, c, absent. 



KEY TO THE GENERA. 



A. Forewing with veins 7, 8 stalked. 



a. Palpi with the 2nd joint very long and not fringed w ith 



hair ; forewing with veins 4, 5 shortly stalked . . Anmlthocera 



b. Palpi with the ind jomt moderate and fringed with 



hair ; forewing with veins 4, 5 from the cell . Ninia 



c. Palpi extending about the length of head and clothed 



with rough hah ....... Lamprochrysa 



B. Forewmg with all the veins from the cell. 



a. Palpi porrect. 



a'. Palpi extending about twice the length of head. 

 a*. Hindwing with the tornus truncate . . . Toosa 



b-. Hindwing with the tornus not truncate . . Chariclea 



b'. Palpi extending about the length of head . Netrocera 



h. Palpi upturned. 



a'. Antennae dilated at extremity . . . Arniocera 



b'. Antennae strongly dilated before extremity . Trichobaptes 

 c'. Antennae slightly dilated before extremity. 



a^ Palpi with the 3rd joint short ; abdomen 



with pan- of long lateral anal tufts. . Dilophura 



b-. Palpi with the 3rd joint long ; abdomen 



without lateral anal tufts . . . Byblisia 



Genus Ninia. 



Ninia WW.., viii. 72 (1856) 



Cicinnocnemis HoU., J.S.Y. Enl. Sue. i. p. 181 (1894) 



Type. 

 plumipes 

 jjlumipen 



(1) * Ninia saphira. 



Ninia saphira i\uriv. Oefr. Vet, Akad. Furh. 19011. p. 1055. 

 Congo. 



(2) Ninia plumipes. 



Sphinx plumipes Driiry, Exot. his. iii. 3. p. 2 aud Ind. pi. 2. i. ',i (1782) ; Obertli, EL Lep. Comp, 



xiv. p. 376. pi. 381. f. 3197. i ( 



■fCicinocnemis cornutu HoU., ./.A'. )'. Enl. Soc. i. p. 181 (1894). 



Gold Coast, S. ITigeria, Cameroons, Gaboon. 



Genus Toosa 



Type. 



Toosa W'lk., viii. 64 (1856) .......... glaucupijonnia 



