438 Mr. E. Meyrick on the classification 



17. Frontal prominence conical, more or less pointed 22. Loxostege. 

 Frontal prominence pustule-shaped . . . . 34. Metasia. 



18. Antennaj in g bent, with tuft of scales on bend 35. Nacoleia. 

 Antenn.-B in $ without tuft . . . . . . 19. 



19. Antennae in ^ with stalk notched above basal 



joint . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Hymenia. 



AntenntE in ^ with stalk not notched . . . . 20. 



20. Abdomen in ^ with large dense exsertible genital 



tuft 21. 



Abdomen in ^ without such tuft 23. 



21. Thorax in ^ with patagia elongate, terminating 



in an expansible pencil of scales . . . . 3. Omiodes. 



Thorax in ^ with patagia normal . . . . 22. 



22. Fore wings with vein 7 closely approximated to 9 



at base only . . . . . . . . . . 2. Pakatalanta. 



Fore wings with vein 7 closely appressed to 9 on 



basal fourth . . . . . . . . . . 1. Margaronia. 



23. Thorax in <y with patagia forming erect spreading 



hair-tufts . . . . . . . . . , . . 49. Scirpophaga. 



Thorax in the ^ with the patagia normal . . 24. 



24. Hind wings with veins G and 7 separate at origin 31. Prochoristis. 

 Hind wings with veins 6 and 7 from a point or 



stalked . . . . . . . . . . . . 25. 



25. Antenna? | — 1 or more . . . . . . . . 26. 



Antennae f or less . . . . . . . , . . 30. 



26. Antennffi longer than fore wings . . . . . . 43. Euclasta. 



Antennffi not longer than fore wings . . . . 27. 



27. Labial palpi ascending . . . . . . . . 28. 



Labial palpi porrected . . . . . . . . 29. 



28. Terminal joint of labial palpi with triangular tuft 



in front . . . . . . . . . . . . 40. Hydriris. 



Terminal joint of labial palpi not tufted . . . . 42. Nausinoe. 



29. Anterior femora and tibiae in ^ rough-haired . . 41. Antigastra. 

 Anterior femora and tibiae in ^ not rough-haired 38. Ischnurges. 



30. Thorax in ^ with hair-pencil, covered with flat 



scales, from beneath hind wings . . . . 8. Pleuroptya. 



Thorax in ^ without such hair-pencil . . . . 31. 



31. Labial palpi ascending .. .. .. .. 32. 



Labial palpi porrected . . . . . . . . 36. 



32. Terminal joint of labial palpi with triangular tuft 



in front . . . • . . . . . • . . 33. 



Terminal joint of labial palpi not tufted . . . . 34. 



33. Posterior tibite with outer spurs half inner . . 5. Agroteba. 

 Posterior tibiaj with outer spurs nearly equal 



inner . . . . . . . . . . . . 33. Hellula. 



34. Terminal joint of palpi short, thick, obtuse . . 7. Notabcha. 

 Terminal joint of palpi moderate, slender, gene- 

 rally pointed . . . . . . . . . . 35. 



35. Hind wings in ^ with oval depression in cell . . 6. Satanastka. 



