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&2. Fore tibiffi normal. 



a^. Forewing with the cilia crenulate Prodenia. 



&3. Forewing with the cilia non-crenulate. 



a*. Forewing without tufts of raised scales . . Acronycta. 

 b^. Forewing with tufts of raised scales on 



stigmata Bryophila. 



b^. Metathorax without crest Aviyna. 



B. Abdomen without dorsal crests. 



a. Prothorax with crest of scales. 



ci}. Frons with rounded prominence and quadrangular 



plate below it Matopo. 



fti. Frons without prominence Gharidea. 



b. Prothorax without crest. 



ai. Metathorax with crest of scales. 



a^. Frons with two corneous plates Diparopsis. 



&2. Frons without plates . . Conservula. 



b^. Metathorax without crest. 



a^. Frons with conical prominence. 

 a^. Palpi upturned. 



a*. Palpi with the third joint long Svinhcea. 



6*. Palpi with the third joint short Ovios. 



&3. Palpi porrect Conicofrontia. 



b^. Frons without prominence. 



aS. Frons with tuft of hair Sesamia, 



fis. Frons without tuft. 



a*. Forewing with the apex obtuse. 



a^. Palpi smoothly scaled, flattened against 



frons Leocyvia. 



b^. Palpi fringed with scales in front. 



a^. Tarsi with tuft of scales on first 



joint LopJiotarsia. 



¥. Tarsi without tuft of scales on first 



joint Caradrina. 



&*. Forewing with the apex produced and acute Acrapex. 



Genus MIONIDES, nov. 



Proboscis absent; palpi slight, extending to just beyond the frons 

 and somewhat upturned ; frons with rounded prominence ; antenna 

 with fasciculate cilia ; pro- and meta-thorax slightly crested ; abdomen 

 with dorsal crests. Forewing rather narrow, the apex produced, the 

 termeu obliquely rounded ; veins 3 and 5 from close to angle of cell ; 

 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the 

 areola ; 11 from cell. Hindwing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell ; 

 5 obsolescent ; 6, 7, stalked. 



MiONIDES LICHENEA, n. Sp. 



<? . Head and thorax white strongly irrorated with black ; 

 abdomen whitish mixed with fuscous, the dorsal tufts darker. 



