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ful validity, both it and Tccniocampa applying especially to the first 

 group. The T?eniocamp?e (with Monima and Himella) may be 

 grouped as follows : 



Body stout, fore wing usually triangular with acute apex ; vestiture entirely of 

 hair, fine and woolly, collar with a slight central ridge, 



(Taeniocampa, Graphiphora, Monima). 



Male antennae bipectinate rubrescens. 



Male antennae strongly serrate and fasciculate 



Fore wing triangular, with acute apex alia, alurina. 



Fore wing very bfoad at base, with blunt apex garmani. 



Male antennas somewhat beaded and fasciculate, 



revicta, with var. subterminata. 



Vestiture never hairy and dense ; in group furfurata overlaid with rough hair, 



but then the thorax is small and body slender; collar without central 



ridge, female ovipositor often exserted (Eriopyga in part). 



Male antennae bipectinate, wings stumpy oviduca. 



Male antennae serrate and fasciculate planalis, ciilea. 



Male antennae ciliate, wings triangular, silky, body slender, 



intractata, contrahens, group furfurata. 



12. Orthodcs forms another group of Eriopyga. Each species 

 shows some slight difiference in secondary sexual characters. 



13. Eiiclidia as usually defined includes two different types of 

 structure, our single eastern species, and the European E. glyphica 

 come here. 



14. The exact distribution of spines is probably an unimportant 

 character, but the best we have in this series. I have seen individuals 

 of Graumwdcs, for instance, with an odd spine on the hind tibia. 



15. Catocala is doubtfully distinct from Phccocyma, differing 

 really only in coloration. The larva, pupa and habits are also the 

 same. Hampson divides Catocala into Catocala proper, Euparthcnos, 

 Catabapta^ Monnonia, Ephcsia, Allotria, Andreiisia, and Corisce on 

 minor differences in palpi, spines, and tufting. 



16. Cccnurgia is the subgenus of Drastcria with pectinate male 

 antennae. 



17. Probably Phrurys, Poaphila, Agnomonia and Parallelia could 

 be united in a single genus with very little strain, but the larvce are 

 not well enough known to make it really safe. 



18. Amelia only. 



19. Includes Homoptcra and Pscndanthracca which are identical 



