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dd. Spiracles normal, without any prominent elevations or de- 

 pressions adjacent; cephalic third of the movable abdominal 

 segments usually not elevated ; segments punctate, 

 e. Epicranial suture present and distinct. 



f. Cephalic third of movable abdominal segments with fine 

 punctures, the remainder of the segments smooth ; no 



cremaster present Lycopliotia Hiibner. 



ff. Abdominal segments all finely punctate and with wavy 

 impressed lines, more densely punctate along cephalic 

 margin of the movable segments ; a short, distinct rugose 



cremaster present Hadena Schrank. 



ee. Epicranial suture wanting. 



f. Abdominal segments 5-7 very finely punctate on the ce- 

 phalic third CJilortdea Westwood. 



ff. Abdominal segments with very large, shallow punctures, 

 at least on the cephalic third of segments 4-7. 

 ; g. Abdominal segments all punctate ; segments 4-7 having 

 the punctures very large on at least the cephalic two 

 thirds of each segment and fine punctures on the re- 

 mainder Pyrrhia Hiibner. 



gg. Abdominal segments 1-7 punctate ; segments 4-7 with 

 larger punctures on the cephalic half of each segment 

 and usually with finer punctures on the remainder. 



Polia Ochsenheimcr. 



bb. Metathoracic leg reaching to the eye-piece; cephalic margin of 



tenth abdominal segment with a row of deep oblong pits ; protho- 



racic femora never exposed Eriopus Treitschke. 



The following species were examined : 

 Cirphis unipuncta Haworth, phragmitidicola Giienee 

 Rhodophor-a gaurac Smith and Abbot, florida Guenee 

 Meliana alhilinca Hiibner. 

 Laphygma friigipcrda Smith and Abbot 

 Prodenia ornitJiogalli Guenee 

 Lycopliotia inargaritosa Haworth 

 Hadena vulgaris Grote 



Chloridea obsolcta Fabricius, vircscens Fabricitis 

 Pyrrhia umbra Hiifnagel 



Polia renigera Stephens, picta Harris, nicditata Grote 

 Briopus floridcnsis Guenee 

 Monima alia Guenee 



Subfamily Agaristinae 



The members of this subfamily show remarkable uniformity and it 

 is rather difficult to separate the genera. They have been given family 



