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7. Male antenna with a stout hook from basal segment of shaft; tufts on eighth abdominal 



segment of male compound ; transtilla incomplete Oncolabis (p. 199) 



Male antenna with shaft simple; eighth abdominal segment of male with paired tufts; 

 transtUla complete Honorinus (p. 199) 



8. Veins 3 and 5 of hind wing approximate at base (or contiguous for a short distance 



beyond) 9 



Veins 3 and 5 of hind wing connate (rarely very shortlj' stalked) 15 



Veins 3 and 5 of hind wing appreciably stalked 24 



9. Maxillary palpus squamous 10 



Maxillary palpus filiform 12 



10. Labial palpus upturned; shaft of male antenna with sinus and scale tuft at base . .11 

 Labial palpus porrect; shaft of male antenna simple Patriciola (p. 209) 



11. Forewing with vein 10 stalked with 8-9; eighth abdominal segment of male with com- 



pound ventral tufts Canarsia (p. 201) 



Forewing with vein 10 from the cell; eighth abdominal segment of male with paired 

 ventrolateral tufts Paconius (p. 210) 



12. Apical process of gnathos bifid or produced as large, partially fused lobes; ductus bursae 



of female sclerotized only at genital opening 13 



Apical process of gnathos a short, blunt hook ; ductus bursae sclerotized for most of its 

 length 14 



13. Antennal shaft of male simple; ductus seminalis of female from middle of bursa; signum 



absent Aptunga (p. 211) 



Antennal shaft of male with some rough scaling in a shallow sinus towards base; ductus 

 seminalis from anterior end of bursa; signum present Baphala (p. 235) 



14. Labial palpus porrect; eighth abdominal segment of male simple . . Volatica (p. 290) 

 Labial palpus oblique; eighth abdominal segment of male with paired dorsal tufts. 



Vezina (p. 291) 



15. Antennae bipectinate (in both sexes) ; veins 7 and 8 of hind wing closely approximate. . 16 

 Antennae pubescent; veins 7 and 8 of hind wing anastomosed 17 



16. Labial palpus of male porrect; bursa of female without signum . . . Melitara (p. 240) 

 Labial palpus of male obliquely ascending; bursa of female with signum . Olycella (p. 241) 



17. Veins 7 and 8 of hind wing anastomosing beyond cell for not more than half the length 



of vein 7 18 



Veins 7 and 8 anastomosing for most of their lengths beyond cell 21 



18. Cell of hind wing not more than half the length of wing 19 



Cell of hind wing definitely more than half the length of wing 20 



19. Maxillary palpus filiform; antennal shaft of male with modified, papillalike setae on basal 



segments; female with signum Zophodia (p. 238) 



Maxillary palpus squamous; antennal shaft of male simple; female without signum. 



Olyca (p. 243) 



20. Maxillary palpus squamous; male with transtilla complete, forewing without costal 



fold Euzophera (p. 272) 



Maxillary palpus filiform; male with transtilla incomplete, forewing with costal fold. 



Eulogia (p. 275) 



21. Labial palpus upturned 22 



Labial palpus oblique or obliquely ascending 23 



22. Forewing with vein 10 shortly stalked with 8-9; male with transtilla incomplete, but 



elements considerably enlarged Moerbes (p. 268) 



Forewing with vein 10 from the cell (usually separated, rarely connate, at base, with 

 8-9) ; male with transtilla complete Moodnopsis (p. 269) 



23 . Cell of hind wing less than half (more than one-third) the length of cell ; forewing of male 



with costal fold; eighth abdominal segment of male with paired ventrolateral hair 



tufts Entmemacornis (p. 266) 



Cell of hind wing more than half the length of cell; forewing of male without costal fold; 

 eighth abdominal segment of male simple Exuperius (p. 274) 



