noctuid.t:. 



.11 1 . K nrisin" free, then bent down- 

 „,. ha. .> v-ry torso '•-V-*Tf'7v„Vc bring dilated and 



''■ri;cin,':s:'ntr';pear in the an.ntnn or early spring, so^e- 

 ''T:r:*rri,. .art. with one hair :^a^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 



""■rh. larra- of Ceu'lla and allies arc usually brightly coloured, 

 feeding exjwacd on plunts. 





Fj,,, 1. —Larva of Cttcullia, verhasci. \. 



's 



Key to the Genera. 



A Trpiihr more or loss strongly produced behind into 

 ft bood. 

 a Foro tibiffi witli curved claw on niner side and 



■ «bort .luw on ..utcr Nvcteroph.cta, p. 8J. 



/.. Foro libia> witli long: curved claw on nnier side, CopicuCULI.ia, p. J. 

 c. Fore tibiic with slioi-t medial ckw at extremity. 



' fl». Frons with truncate prominence Argyromata, V- ^'-^ 



h\ Frons with slii;lit rounded proniineni-e Cueligalea, p. lo. 



</. Fore tibiiv without claw. 



a\ Frons with truncate prominence with raised 



pjgj.^ Brachygalea p. 8. 



fi\ Frons with slij;ht rounded prominence. 



a'"'. Abtlomen with dorsal crests. ^ ^ 



a'. Thorax clothed entirely with scales Neogalea, p. t. 



/('. Tliorax clothed with hair and hair-like 



sciiles CucuLUA.p. 14. 



<J Thorax cl'-thod witli liair only Augyrogalea, p. 81. 



h^. Abilomen without dorsal crests. 



as. Thorax clothed chietly with scales, luera- 



thorax with triangular cre.st Op.sigalea, p. 84. 



'•'. Thorax clot lied witli hair and a few hair- 



liki' scales E.mpusada, p. 8.5. 



r\ Frons witiiout prominenco Loi"nOTERGE.s, p. 91. 



B. Tc(jubv not produced beliind into a bood. 



., (r.,, - Willi tniiicatv corneous prominence with 

 and conical process in centre 

 .»iii nut u) front. 

 1 ru tibia' with curved claw at extremity 



<>u inner nidi> Copii'H.\na, p. 95. 



A'. Koff tibia" without claw. 



fl*. F.Tf tarsi witb two curved claw-like .'*pines 



on 1st joint IIaupagopiiana, p. 11.5. 



