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d. Pupae with a prominent tubercle on the face-parts, just mesad 

 of each glazed eye, and a prominent tubercle on the labrum; 

 maxillae with the proximal portion excurved and carinate on 



the meson Deidamia Clemens. 



dd. Pupae never with prominent tubercles on the face-parts or 



labrum ; maxillae never with the proximal portion excurved 



and carinate on the meson. 



e. Abdominal segments 5-7 with one or more interrupted rows 



of spines along the cephalic margin of the segment, more 



prominent on the dorsal surface Darapsa Walker. 



ee. Abdominal segments 5-7 never with spines along the ce- 

 phalic margin of the segments, 

 f. Mandibular area with prominent tubercles. 



g. Body surface rough, deeply punctate over the entire sur- 

 face of the abdominal segments, especially segments 

 8-10 ; body tapering rapidly from the fourth abdom- 

 inal segment to the long pointed cremaster; femora of 

 prothoracic legs never apparent. . . .Ampliion Hiibner. 

 gg. Body surface smooth and polished, the cephalic portion 

 of the segment with punctures of medium size, the 

 caudal portion finely, sparsely punctate ; body taper- 

 ing gradually from the fourth abdominal segment to 

 cremaster; prothoracic femora apparent. 



Lepisesia Grote. 

 ff. Mandibular area never elevated or with prominent tuber- 

 cles, 

 g. Dorsum of eighth abdominal segment with a row of 

 large deep punctures or pits along the cephalic mar- 

 gin; cremaster slender, never more than 2 mm. in 

 length; body always light colored with darker mark- 

 ings Ampelopliaga Bremer and Grey. 



gg. Dorsum of eighth abdominal segment never with a row 

 of large punctures or pits along the cephalic margin ; 

 cremaster always more than 2 mm. in length, the 

 breadth equal to the length ; body always dark brown. 



Spliecodina Blanchard. 



cc. Pupae always more than two inches in length ; labrum either at 



the cephalic end or on the dorsal surface of the body. 



d. Color black, often marked with red ; body surface smooth and 



polished, with a very few small punctures on the abdominal 



segments; labrum at the cephalic end of the body. 



Pseudospliinx Burmeister. 



dd. Color uniform dark brown; body surface roughened and 



densely, coarsely punctate ; labrum on the dorsal surface of 



the body, at least a distance equal to its own length away 



from the cephalic end of the body Pliolus Hiibner. 



