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20. Vestiture mainly flattened, feathery; frontal tuft smooth, overhanging; 



our species mouse-gray Ulolonche (Hyssia). 



Vestiture mainly of fine hair, or with divided frontal tuft, larger and 

 heavier 21. 



21. With a distinct series of larger spatulate-tipped hairs on the inner side of 



the patagia, which are usually black and conspicuous, vestiture usually 

 lying flat, basal tuft very slight ; transverse posterior line reduced to 

 dots or absent, st. indicated at most by a change of color, wings often 

 acute Leucania, group Cirphis (8). 



Vestiture almost wholly of hair, loose, with a slight double tuft, basal 

 tuft of abdomen almost obsolete, markings complete. Usually dull 

 brown or silvery gray Taniocainpa (11). 



Vestiture variable, usually with a fairly even proportion of hair and 

 feathery flattened hair, loose, basal tuft often strong, our species 

 mostly yellowish or reddish Mamestra in part (7). 



22. Male with rough raised scales or hair on underside of fore wing, 



Orthodes (12). 



Both sexes alike with only a little loose long hair on imder side of 



wings Ta'niocampa (Hiiuella) (11). 



23. Middle tibice, at least, spimilated 24. 



Tibiae not spinulated, or at most with one or two spines on the hind 



tibia, the male often with extremely heavy tibial tufting, which is 

 rare in the spinulated group 63. 



24. Hind wing quadrifid 25. 



Hind wing trifid 41. 



25. Eyes small, legs loosely hairy and entire vestiture of rough hair. 



Euclidia (13). 

 Eyes moderate, nearly or quite as wide as the front 26. 



26. Thorax with a strong longitudinal dorsal crest Celiptera. 



Thorax with smooth vestiture, or anterior and posterior tufts 27. 



27. Fore tibiae spined on front side (the spines easily visible without denud- 



ing) (14) 28. 



Fore tibiae unarmed 29, 



28. Fore wing lanceolate, hind tarsus very slender, palpi beaklike and extend- 



ing twice the length of the head Doryodes. 



Fof e wing with blunt apex, truncate between R3 and R^ ; palpi closely 

 upturned to near vertex, tarsi normal .... Catocala, group Catabapta. 



29. Hind tibiae spined between the spurs (14) 30. 



Hind tibiae unarmed, or with a couple of spines only near the top and 



often concealed in the vestiture 35. 



30. Abdomen with more or less developed basal tufts, visually in the form 



of raised ridges of loose hair on the three basal segments ; hind wing 

 largely black, the ground color often bright red or yellow, 



Catocala in part (15). 



Abdomen smoothly scaled, or with vestiture somewhat raised at base, 



not forming distinct ridges, hind wing broadly marked with black 



only in Andrewsia 31. 



