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C. Corpus robustura. 



A. Palpi caput sat superantes. - - 4. Xylophasia, Guen, 



B. Palpi caput vix superantes. - 6. Xylomvges, Guen. 

 c. Palpi caput noo superantes. - 11. Calogkaimma, Guen. 



C. Proboscis mediocriter lono^a. 



A. Palpi articulo 3o brevissirao. 



A. Palpi porrecti. . - - 7. Apoeophtlla, Guen. 



B. Palpi ascendentes. 



a. Alae anticae sat angustae. - - 8. Spodoptera, Guen. 



b. Alae anlicas sat latae. 



i. Alae anticae margine exteriore perobliquo. 



13. Chieapha, Walk. 

 ii. Alae anticae margine exteriore sat obliquo. 



14. Daegida, Walk. 



B. Palpi articulo 3o longi-conico aut cylindrico. 



A. Palpi porrecti. 



a. Corpus robustum. - - 5. Dipteeygia, Guen. 



b. Corpus sat gracile. - - - 15. Feltia, Walk. 



B. Palpi ascendentes. 



a. Palpi articulo 3o longi-conico. 



b. Palpi articulo 3o cylindrico. - - 12. Neueia, Guen. 

 i. Alae posticae non semihyalinas. - 3. Axylia, Hilbn. 



ii. Alee posticae semihyalinae. - 10. Peodenia, Guen. 



Genus 1. SCOLICOCAMPA. 



Frous plana, fascicule acuto. Proboscis brevissima. Palpi 

 bene determinati, porrecti, compressi, validi, securiforraes, pilosi, 

 articulis 2o et 3o confusis. Antennae maris pubescenles. Thorax 

 rotuudatus, laevis. Pedes valde pilosi; antici breves; poslici cal- 

 caribus robustis. Alae integrae, validae, squamosae, ciliis longis den- 

 sis ; posticae vix tenuiores. 



Scolicocampa, Guen. Noct. i. 131. 



Front flattened, with an acute tuft. Proboscis very short. 

 Palpi broad, securiform, pilose, porrect, much developed and com- 

 pressed; third joint confused with the second. Antennas of the 

 male pubescent. Legs very pilose. Fore legs short. Hind tibice 

 with stout spurs. Wings entire, robust, squamose, with long thick 

 cilise. Hind wings hardly more delicate than the fore wings. 



