80 CARADRININA [MELANCHRA 



1. Anterior tibiae with apical hook . .19. brassicae. 



without apical hook . .2. 



2. Hindwings orange-yellow . . . .3. 



not yellow . 4. 



3. Fore wings ferruginous-red . .22. myrtilli. 



,, dark grey . . .23. cordigera. 



4. Antennae in bipectinated . . .5. 



,, not bipectinated . . .6. 



5. Hindwings white . . . 1. cespitis. 



light fuscous . . .15. leucophaea. 



6. Hindwings white . . . . .7. 



not white . . . .8. 



7. Forewings with black median basal dash 



8. conspicillaris. 

 without such dash . . 24. melanopa. 



8. Claviform obsolete . . . .9. 



distinct . . . .10. 



9. Subterminal line strong, yellowish, irregular 14. pisi. 



fine, white, with median teeth 



13. oleracea. 



10. Claviform followed by a black dash . .11. 



,, not followed by a black dash . .14. 



11. Forewings with black median basal dash . .12. 



,, without such dash . . 7. glauca. 



12. Orbicular edged with whitish . . .31. 



not edged with whitish . 10. genistae. 



13. Orbicular connected with tornus by pale suffusion 



9. contigua. 

 without such connection . 11. thalassina. 



14. Subterminal line forming pale dots . .15. 



entire . . . .17. 



15. Reniform almost wholly white . . 20. persicariae. 



at most white-marked . . .16. 



16. Edges of spots mixed with orange . 4. chrysozona. 



not mixed with orange . 21. albicolon. 



17. Forewings white .... 3. serena. 



not white . . . .18. 



18. Orbicular and claviform connected posteriorly by 



pale spot . 6. dentina. 

 not so connected . 19. 



19. Forewings with dark praesubterminal spot above 



tornus .... 20. 

 without such spot . . .22. 



