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cremaster often showing two lateral setae on each side near the 

 proximal end. 

 bb. Dorsal surface of abdomen with a distinct furrow between the 

 ninth and tenth segments, its caudal margin coarsely serrate; a 

 prominent lateral depression or furrow present on the lateral 

 surface of the tenth abdominal segment, 

 c. Maxillae four fifths the length of the wings or less ; mesothoracic 

 legs meeting on the meson just caudad of the maxillae; an- 

 tennae more than twice as wide at the proximal as at the distal 



end Lycia Hiibner. 



cc. Maxillae always more than four fifths the length of the wings ; 

 mesothoracic legs never meeting on the meson caudad of the 

 maxillae ; antennae of almost the same width throughout, 

 never twice as wide at the proximal as at the distal end. 



Erannis Hiibner. 



The following species were examined : 

 Group A 



Hydria undulata Linnaeus 



Bois indue tata Guenee 



Tephroclystis intermptofasciata Packard, absinthiata Clerck 



Cinglis similaria Walker 



Philobia enotata Guenee 



Sabidodes lorata Grote, transversata Drury 



Nacophora queruaria Smith and Abbot 



Bnnomos subsignarins Hiibner, magnarius Guenee 



Xanthotype crocataria Fabricius 



A nia limbata Haworth 



Cingilia catenaria Drury 



Cosymbia serrulata Packard 

 Group B 



Haematopsis grataria Fabricius 

 Group C 



Alsophila pometaria Harris 



Brephos infans Moschler 

 Group D 



Physostegania pustularia Guenee 



Bctropis crcpuscidaria Denis and Schiffermueller 



Cleora pampinaria Guenee 



Cymatophora ribearia Fitch 



Paleacrita vernata Peck 



Lycia cognataria Guenee 



Brannis tiliaria Harris 



