802 ^^- Rob. Lucas: Entomologie. Lepidoptera 1899. 



Butl. 1881 = Melanomecyma Butl. 1883 = Microstega Meyr. 1890 = Idioblasta 

 Warr. 1891 = Agjaops Warr. 1892 = Sericoplaga Warr. 1892 = Proda- 

 sycnemis Warr. 1892 = Mimudea Warr. 1892 = Lepidoplaga Warr. 1896). 

 (Charakt. — 129 Art. -j- 16 auct.) Hampson (2) p. 239—250. 

 Sekt. I. (Lepidoplaga). Fore wing of i^ with retinae, consisting of a 

 fan of large scales: 



A. Fore wing of (^ with a fan of large scales beyond upper angle of cell at 

 bases of veins 6, 7. 



a. Fore wing of ^ w. the fans of scales showing above as small dark 

 foveas. flavolimbata Moore u. fuscizonalis Hmpsn. 



b. Fore wing of (^ with no foveas on upperside phoenicistis Hmpsn. 



B. Fore wing of (^ w. large hyaline fovea beyond upper angle of cell, v. 7 

 curved down round it. 



thyriphora p. 240 Abb. 1898 Taf. L Fig. 26 (Castro Parana, Brazil), ectoxanthia 

 p. 241 (5^ (Castro Parana, Brazil). 



c. Fore wing of (^ with no fan of scales or fovea beyond. flavicilialis Snell. 

 u. clavifera p. 241 (^9 (Australia, Peak Downs, Cooktown). 



Sekt. n. Fore wing of ^ with a large tuft of hair beyond upper angle 



of cell below. nypsiusalis Wlk. 



Sekt. m. (Perispasta). Fore wing of (^ with a very large elongate 



hyaline fovea beyond upper angle above. coelulalis Zell. 



Sekt. IV. Fore wing of ^ w. foveas below middle and in end of cell; 



bind tibiae with the outer medial spur minute praxitalis Druce. 



Sekt. V. Fore wing of ^ with a fovea covered with hair below base of 



median nervure above; the costa of bind wing highly arched at base. 



A. (Nomis). Hind tibiae of ^ with the outer medial spur minute. 



albopedalis Motschl. 



B. (Microstega). Hind tib. of (^ w. the out. med. spur ^/zleyigth of inner. 



pandalis Hübn., lutealis Warr., cervinalis Warr., arenacea Warr. 

 Sekt. VI. Fore wing of (^ without foveas. 



A. (Prodasycnemis). Mid tib. of ^ with large tuft of recurved hair 

 before extremity. inornata Butl. 



B. (üdea). Hind. tib. with the out. med. spur minute. 



a. Mid tibiae dilated with a fold and tuft. 27 Art., dar. institalis Hübn., 

 ferrugalis Hübn. Abb. p. 240 Fig. 146 (^ u. die neuen: scoparialis 

 p. 243 ^ (Tibet, Yatong, 10,500'), fusculalis p. 243 (Mexico, Orizaba) 

 u. phaealis p. 244 (J$ (Mexico, Orizaba). 



b. Mid tibiae not dilated. Hierzu 11 Art., dar. testacealis Zell., crocealis 

 Hübn. u. d. neue: leucocraspia p. 245 ^ (Brazil, Säo Paulo). 



C. (Pionea). Hind tib. of ^ with the outer medial spur well developed. 



a. Mid tib. of (^ dilated with a fold a. tuft: 18 Art., darunter verbascalis 

 Schiff., poliosticta Hmpsn. (Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. ined.), 

 aureolalis Led. 



b. Mid. tib. of (^ not dilated. Hierher 57 Art., dar. die Type: forficalis 

 Linn. u. die neuen: tripartalis p. 247 ^ (Peru), phaeochysis p. 248 

 (Ecuador, Loja), nolalis p. 249 (^ (S. Celebes), leucostictalis p. 250 $ 

 (Cooktown, Queensland). 



