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CARADRININA 



26. 



27. 



28. 

 29. 

 30. 

 31. 

 32. 



33. 

 34. 

 35. 

 36. 

 37. 

 38. 



37. 



28. 

 29. 

 33. 



MoilA. 



. 30. 

 3-5. Habena. 



. 31. 

 Spodoptera. 



. 32. 



Tibiae with appressed scales . . 25. Coenobia 



„ rough-scaled . . 23. Ochria 



Hindwings with vein 8 anastomosing with cell to 



middle . . . 33. Stilbia 



„ with vein 8 anastomosing near base 



only 

 Abdomen more or less crested 



,, not crested 



Patagia somewhat crested posteriorly 



„ not crested posteriorly 

 Thorax with well-marked anterior crest 



,, without anterior crest 

 Posterior tibiae with appressed scales 27. 



,, ,, rough-scaled 



Ciliations of antennae in ^ minute, even 38. Acrontcta. 

 ,, ,, ,, moderate, fasciculated 



36. Metaciirostis. 

 Antennae in ^ bipectiuated to apex . 28. Rusina. 



„ „ not bipectiuated to apex . . 34. 



Tibiae with appressed scales . . . 35. 



,, rough-scaled . . . .36. 



Thorax with anterior crest . . 32. Senta. 



,, not crested . . 29. Acosmetia. 



Tongue short, slight . . .26. Luperina. 



,, well-developed .... 37. 

 Palpi short, densely hairy . 39. Arsilonche. 



,, moderate or long .... 38. 

 Palpi long, terminal joint pointed 30. Amphipyra. 



„ moderate, terminal joint obtuse 31. Caradrina. 



STib-Fam. 1. POLIADES. 



Eyes glabrous, ciliated (furnished with a marginal row of 

 long cilia curving over them). 



1. Cucullia, Sc/irJr. 



Head rough-scaled ; eyes glabrous, ciliated. Antennae in 

 S shortly ciliated. Thorax with slight posterior crest, collar 

 much enlarged and forming a prominent rounded hood, some- 

 times crested in middle. Abdomen more or less crested ueai- 

 base. 



A large genus, extending throughout the teniju'rate regions of 

 the northern hemispliere, but most plentiful in Europe. Imago 



