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bb. Dorsal cephalic margin of the movable abdominal segments with 

 an interrupted row of pits numbering more than fifteen ; epicra- 

 nial suture never present; cremaster never with a row of four 



setae near its proximal end Hapalia Hubner. 



aa. Femora of the prothoracic legs never visible Noctua Linnaeus. 



The following species were examined : 

 Agrotis badinodis Grote, bicamea Guenee 

 Hapalia incivis Guenee 

 Noctua clandestina Harris 



Subfamily Cucidlianae 



As only two specimens of one genus, Graptolitha, were available 

 for study, little can be said as to subfamily characters. These speci- 

 mens differ from members of other subfamilies except the Catocalinae 

 in having all the setae at the caudal end of the body hooked. There 

 are two setae at the meson very much larger and more heavily chi- 

 tinized than the remaining setae, which are usually four in number. 

 In other respects, as the length of prothorax, size and shape of body, 

 arrangement of appendages, presence of epicranial suture and labial 

 palpi, exposed femora of the prothoracic legs, and traces of maxillary 

 palpi, they resemble the Agrotinae and especially the Hadeninae as 

 the movable abdominal segments are finely punctate along their ce- 

 phalic margin. 



The following species were studied : 

 Graptolitha laticinerea Grote, antennata Walker. 



Subfamily Hadeninae 



This subfamily includes pupae having stout straight setae or spines 

 at the caudal end of the body. There are usually two, from 1-2 mm. 

 in length, and they may be inserted in a short cremaster or directly in 

 the caudal end of the body (Fig. 102). One genus, Cirphis, has addi- 

 tional slender hooked setae. The prothorax is very long, as in Agro- 

 tinae, at least two thirds the length of the mesothorax. The epicra- 

 nial suture is present in the genera Polia, Hadena, Lycophotia, and 

 Eriopus. The appendages, which in Agrotinae are of the same length 

 and generally reach the caudal margin of the wings, are in this sub- 

 family unequal in length. The maxillae usually reach the caudal mar- 

 gin of the wings, but the mesothoracic legs are shorter, and the anten- 

 nae in some forms equal these or are very much shorter. Except for 

 Cirphis and Monima the abdominal segments are punctate. These 

 two genera have the movable abdominal segments pitted as in the 



