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Genus 4. COREMIA. 



Antenna pectinated with teeth or strong bristles ; palpi 

 conical, porrected ; head rather smooth ; thorax very flatly 

 crested at the back ; abdomen slender ; fore wings moder- 

 ately broad, rather pointed ; hind wings rounded and even 

 behind ; vein 5 arising from the middle, of the cross-bar. 



Larv.*; rather elongate, nan-ow in front ; feeding on 

 herbaceous plants. 



PuPiE subterranean. 



Somewhat difficult of tabulation : — 



A. Fore wings white or pale grey ; central band abbre- 



viated. G. fluduata. 



A'-. Fore wings white or creamy-white — 



B. Central band complete, fawn colour or rich brown. 



C. moHtanafii . 

 B-. Central band very narrow, pale Ijrown ; twin spots in 

 outer band. C. didjiinuta, female 



A?. Fore wings bright green with black markings. 



C. pcdinitaria. 

 A*. Foi"e wings whitish-grey or pale brownish-grey — 



C. Central band clear pale purple, edged with black. 



C. munit.11//t. 

 C-. Central band crimson with thick black edges. 



C. pro2ncg>ii(/.u. 

 C^. Central band dull purple rippled with darker lines. 



C.fc7TUi/ak'. 



C*. Central band blackish-umbreous, or dull purple without, 



ripples. O. unidcntarin . 



G''. Central band grey, with the remaining suri'ace 



similarly mottled. C. saliral.K. 



C'. Central band narrow, blackish-grey, followed by twin 



black dots in outer band. C. didi/niatc, uialc. 



