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angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to 

 form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hindwing with veins 3' 4 from angle 

 of cell ; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars, 6"7 from 

 upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 



1993«. GOENYCTA NIVEIC4UTTATA. 



Genus Tycracona. 



Type. 



Tycracona, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 95 (1882) . . ... . . obliqua. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about 

 to vertex of head and moderately scaled, the 3rd j)orrect, short ; frons with 

 small rounded prominence at middle ; eyes large, round ; antennce lami- 

 nate ; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales and without crests ; tibioe 

 moderately fringed with hair ; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. 

 Forewing triangular, the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not 

 Granulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 

 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind- 

 wing with the termen strongly curved ; veins 3' 4 from angle of cell ; 5 

 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6' 7 from iipper angle; 8 anas- 

 tomosing with the cell near base only. 



1823. Tycracona obliqua. 



Genus Craniophoea. 



Type. 



Craniophora, Snell. Vlind. van. Ned. ii, p. 262 (1872) . . ligustri. 



Bisulcia. Chapman, Ent. Rec. i. p. 28 (1890) . . . . ligustri. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about 

 to middle of frons and moderately fringed with hair in front, the 3rd 

 short ; frons smooth ; eyes large, round ; antennsB simple and laminate in 

 both sexes ; thorax clothed with scales mixed with hair; the prothorax 

 without crest, the metathorax with divided crest ; tibire moderately fringed 

 with hair ; abdomen with dorsal series of crests and rough hair at base. 

 Forewing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and slightly 

 crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 

 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hindwing 

 with veins 3"4 from angle of cell ; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of 

 discocellulars; 6'7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near 

 base only. 



A. Forewing with prominent black fascia in submedian fold extending 



to termen. 

 a, Forewing with the claviform large, defined by black, nigrityitta. 

 h. Forewing Avith the claviform absent . . . . . . fasciata. 



B. Forewing without prominent black fascia in submedian 



fold , , . . . . . . . . . . nnbilata. 



