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Hadena littoralis, Boisd. Faun. Ent., Mad, p. 91, pi. 13, f., 8 (1833). 

 Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii., p. 19, pi. 146, ff. i, a. b. ; 

 Staud Cat. Lep, pal., p. 184. 

 „ retina, Frr. Neue, Beitr. v., p. 161, pi. 478, ff. 2-3 (1846) ; 

 Herr. Schaff. Eur. Schmett. Noct., ff. 144-5. 

 Prodenia tasmanica, Guen. Noct. i., p. 163 (1852). 

 ciligera, Guen. Noct. i., p. 164 (1852). 

 testaceoides, Guen. Noct. i, p. 165 (1852). 

 subterminalis, Wlk., ix, 196 (1856). 

 (flaucistriga, Wlk., ix, 197 (1856). 

 declinata, Wlk., xi, 723 (1857). 

 Mamestm albuparm, Wlk., Journ, Linn, Soc. Zool. vi, p. 186 (1862). 

 Prodenia evanesceous, Butl., Mem. Nat. Ac. Sci. Wash. Eep. Eclipse. 

 Exp., p. 94 (1884). 



Genus SPODOPOTERA. Type. 



Spodoptera, Guen. Noct. i, p. 153 (1852) . . . . . . mauritia. 



Eulaphygma, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 668 . . . . abijssinia. 



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

 about to middle of frons and moderately scaled, the 3rd short ; frons 

 smooth ; eyes large, round ; antenna; of male typically ciliated ; thorax 

 clothed chiefly with scales, the prothorax without distinct crest, the 

 metathorax with spreading crest ; fore tibiae broadly fringed with 

 hair on outer side, the mid and hind tibisB moderately fringed ; abdomen 

 with dorsal crest at base only. Forewing with the apex rounded, the 

 termen evenly curved and shghtly 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. 



Sect. 7.— Antennse of male bipectinate with short branches, the apex 

 serrate. 



1874. Spodos'teka pectej^. 



Spodoptera pecten, Guen. Noct. i., p. 155 (1852) ; Staud. Cat. Lep. 

 pal. p. 195 (part). 

 „ erica, Butl. P. Z. S., 1880, p. 675. 



Spcslotis uniformis, Swinh., Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 226, 

 Caradrina pectinata, Hmpsn., Moths Ind. ii, p. 264 (1894). 

 Sect. II. {Eulaphi/ffma).—AntennsG of male minutely serrate and fasci- 

 culate. ^ 



1831«. Spodoptera abyssinia. 



Spodoptera abyssinia, Guen. Noct. 1, p. 154 (1852). 

 „ cilium, Guen. Noct. 1, p. 156 (1852). 



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