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4. Hjndwing with black spots merely on and near wing margins. 



dictyanthes Meyrick 



Hindwing with black spots in central area, in male occupying a large surface 



and frequently confluent buckleyi Druce 



5. Both wings densely covered with spots and streaks; confluent, arranged in 



more or less regular, transverse rows which are smaller and more numerous 



on forewing myriocosma Meyrick 



Forewing with more or less heavy streaks and/or spots on costa, termen, and 

 in some species also on dorsum; hindwing also with spots on margins; if 

 spots also present in central areas of wings, then not very dense and not 

 arranged in transverse rows 6 



6. Spots in central areas of wings present, at least on hindwing 7 



No spots in central areas of both wings, or occasional ones on forewing . 15 



7. Interspaces between most of broad costal streaks of forewing with narrower 



and shorter, almost linear streaks unciana Dognin 



All of costal streaks of forewing almost equally heavy, none of them linear . 8 



8. Interspace between cubital vein of discal cell, vein Cu2, and Ai of hindwing 



with at least four spots following each other and not overstepping these 



veins 9 



Interspace below cubital vein of discal cell and vein Cu2 of hindwing with 

 not more than three spots, all of them overstepping vein A), or no spots 

 in this area 10 



9. Costa of forewing with twelve black, moderately broad, at greatest part 



somewhat crooked streaks, some of them rovmdly or irregularly dilated 

 toward tips; a straight, narrow, longitudinal streak and below it two 

 transverse streaks forming an 88-shaped figure, all three in subterminal 

 area in front of three central terminal streaks . . . ardoris, new sj^ecies 

 Costa of forewing with eleven black, rather broad streaks not dilated at tips, 

 most of them not crooked; in subterminal area of forewing not more than 

 two broad streaks or irregularly shaped spots in front of three central 

 terminal streaks heliocausta Dognin 



10. Subterminal spots of forewing arranged in a distinctly arcuate, although 



slightly broken row leopardina Butler 



Subterminal spots of forewing not forming any regular row, or missing . . 11 



11. Forewing without subterminal spots; upper of terminal streaks reaches 



imaginary hne drawn between penultimate costal streak and tornal spot. 



maenas Meyrick 



Subterminal area of forewing with spots and/or streaks; terminal streaks 



almost equally long among themselves, and upper of them not reaching 



inwards deeper than others 12 



12. Subterminal area of forewing without any longitudinal streaks, only with 



more or less rotundate, ovate, or irregularly shaped spots 13 



Subterminal area of forewing with spots and at least with one longitudinal 

 streak 14 



13. One of submarginal spots of forewing many times larger than others and 



generally touching some of external costal streaks; most of terminal 



spots of hindwing confluent marmarantha Meyrick 



Subterminal spots of forewing almost equally sized, or some of them only 

 slightly larger than others; terminal spots of hindwing distinctly separated. 



pantherina Felder 



