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wing black with the outer area white, its inner edge irregular and 

 the black area projecting into it at apex and anal angle. 



$ with the anal tuft black ; hind wing with the white on outer 

 area much reduced. 



The form figurata from the Andamans has the markings of the 

 fore wing almost white and a small yellow spot on second joint of 

 palpi. 



Hab. Sikhim ; Assam ; Andamans. Exp. 50 millim. 



Subfamily ACONTIIN^E. 



Eyes naked and without lashes ; proboscis fully developed ; 

 tibiae without spines. Hind wing with vein 5 slender, but stronger 

 than in the Trifince, depressed at origin, the outer margin not 

 produced at its termination. 



Almost all the species are of small size and live amongst low 

 herbage. 



Larvae, usually with the four pairs of abdominal prolegs fully 

 developed, but sometimes with but three or two pairs. 



Key to the Genera. 



A. Abdomen with dorsal tufts. 



a. Fore wing with vein 8 given off from 



7 and anastomosing with 9 to form an 

 areole. 



a'. Meta thorax with paired tufts 1. DIPHTHEBA, p. 293. 



b'. Metathorax with a sharp crest 2. PEBCIANA, p. 295. 



c ' . Metathorax without tufts. 



a 2 . Hind wing with veins 3 and 4 



from cell. 



a 3 . Fore wing with the apex rect- 

 angular. 

 a 4 . Abdomen longer than the hind 



wing ; the legs hairy 3. BBYOPHILA, p. 296. 



b*. Abdomen shorter than the 



hind wing ; the lep:s smooth . 4. EBASTBIA, p. 300. 

 b 3 . Fore wing with the apex acute . 25. ZAGLRA, p. 344. 

 6 2 . Hind wing with veins 3 and 4 



stalked 6. HYELOPSIS, p. 304. 



b. Fore wing with veins 7, 8, 9 stalked . . 7. TOXOPHLEPS, p. 306. 



c. Fore wing with veins 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked . 5. EBASTBIOIDES, p. 303. 



B. Abdomen without dorsal tufts. 



a. Fore wing with vein 8 given off from 7 

 and anatomosing 1 with 9 to form the 

 areole. 

 a'. Frons with a trilobate corneous 



process 10. MEGALODES, p. 309. 



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