B JoL'KNAi. New York I-Ixtomological Society, t^'o'- xxii. 



31. Upper part of hind tibia with a series of spines 32. 



Hind tibia with no spines above upper spurs 34. 



32. Palpi with third joint half as long as second, fore wing with subfalcate 



apex and even outer margin, cell of hind wing a third length of 



wing 33- 



Palpi with third joint a third as long as second, fore wing with blunt apex 

 and more wavy outer margin, cell of hind wing two-fifths length of 

 wing Drasteria (16). 



33. Male with a fringe of long hair on hind tarsus, hind wing banded, 



Remigia. 



Male tarsi normal, hind wing with dark outer third, and pale t. p. line 



only or wholly plain Phntrys (17). 



34. Thorax tufted behind, third joint of palpi long; fore wing with complex 



markings, hind wing fuscous Campometra. 



Thorax wholly smooth, palpus with third joint short, hind wing yellow 



and fuscous Catocala group Andrewsia. 



Thorax smooth, palpus with third joint short, body more slender, wings 



pale fuscous and both marked similarly .... Spiloloma (Strenoloma). 



35. Hind wing black or broadly marked with black, fore wing with complex 



markings, thorax without massive posterior tuft and elevated patagia, 

 three basal segments of abdomen with raised ridges of rough hair 

 forming more or less distinct tufts on the middle line. . Catocala (15). 

 Hind wing not black, unless the fore wing is also, abdomen with tufts 

 usually either sharply defined or absent 36. 



36. Abdomen with strong and strongly unequal tufts, markings usually similar 



on both wings Pha-ocyma (19). 



Abdomen smooth, or with a basal tuft only, sometimes followed by a 

 little loose hair on the next two segments 37. 



37. Fore wing with marked subfalcate apex 38. 



Fore wing with bluntly rounded apex and sometimes wavy margin . . 40. 



38. Male with normal mid-tibia, outer line of fore wing even, and nearly 



parallel to outer margin Parallelia. 



Outer line angulate, its distinctest (upper) portion perpendicular to costa, 

 male with much swollen mid-tibia ; palpi with shorter third joint 39. 



39. Third joint of palpus stubby Agnonionia. 



Third joint of palpus slender Grammodes (20). 



40. Thorax overlaid with broad spatulate scales Matigramma. 



Thorax overlaid with fine hair Poaphila. 



I'rifidcc xvith spimilalcd tibia-. 



41. Fore tihix with a single terminal claw Adita. 



Fore tibia? with several claws or spines 42. 



Fore tibia; unarmed 59. 



42. Front rough with a distinct raised ring, or truncate elliptical projection, 



Euxoa (21). 

 Front merely rnutrh and prominent, or smooth 43. 



