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17. 

 18. 

 19. 

 21. 



22. 



D. Forewings with 4 and 5 stalked or 

 closely approximated for some 

 distance towards base. 

 E. Palpi with terminal joint less than 

 ^ second. 

 F. Tongue absent 

 FF. Tongue present. 

 G. Palpi with terminal joint ascend- 

 ing in a line with second. 

 H. Forewings with 9 from 8 before 7 16. 

 HH. Forewings with 7 from 8 

 before 9 

 GG. Palpi with terminal joint bent for- 

 wards at an angle with second... 

 EE. Palpi with terminal joint nearly as 

 long as second 

 DD. Forewings with 4 and 5 separate and 

 diverging from base ... 

 CO. Palpi porrect 

 AA. Forewings with raised scales {Kpipas- 

 chidnae, Hampson), 

 B. Palpi ascending. 

 c. Hindwings with 7 anastomosing with 8 

 for some distance. 

 D. S with long antennal process reach- 

 ing beyond thorax 

 DD. (? with moderate antennal process 



not reaching beyond mid-thorax 24 

 DDD. ^ without antennal process ... 25 

 cc. Hindwings with 7 free or rarely 

 anastomosing only very shortly 

 with 8. 

 D. Forewings with 4 and 5 stalked 

 DD. Forewings with 4 and 6 separate. 

 E. <J antennae with basal process. 

 F. (? maxillary palpi brush-like, and 



received into dilated labial palpi 28. 



FF. J maxillary palpi filiform, labial 



palpi alike in both sexes ... 29. 



EE. ^ antennae without basal process. 

 F. (? maxillary palpi brush-like, and 



received into dilated labial palpi 27. 



15. Afflossa. 



Hi/psopytjia. 

 Pi/ralis. 

 lievculia. 



\ itessa. 



Cardaitiyla. 

 Bostra. 



23. I'itanoceros. 



Xyvtereutica, 

 Arnatula. 



26 Spectratrota. 



JMacalla. 

 Kpipaschia. 



Hctero'oela . 



