AMERICAN MOTHS OF THE SUBFAMILY PHYCITINAE 183 



38. Maxillary palpus of male squamous; female genitalia with an acutely bent, sclerotized 



elbow in ductus bursae before genital opening Hulstia (p. 195) 



Maxillary palpus of male filiform or in the form of an aigrette; female genitalia with 

 ductus bursae straight 39 



39. Maxillary palpus of male filiform; female genitalia with ductus bursae long (as long or 



longer than bursa) Heterograpbis (p. 193) 



Maxillary palpus of male in the form of an aigrette; female genitalia with ductus bursae 

 short (much shorter than bursa) Staudingeria (p. 194) 



40. Tongue considerably reduced, exposed or completely hidden by labial palpi . . . .41 

 Tongue well developed and exposed 43 



41. Hind wing with veins 7 and 8 anastomosed for at least half their distances from cell; 



female genitalia with ductus seminalis from anterior end of bursa copulatrLx. 



Laetilia (p. 230) 



Hind wing with veins 7 and 8 very shortly anastomosed (for less than half their distances 



from cell) ; female genitalia with ductus seminalis from bursa near its jimction with 



ductus bursae 42 



42. Male genitalia with apical process of gnathos partially fused; female genitalia with 



signum Cactoblastis (p. 245) 



Male genitalia with apical process of gnathos bifid; female genitalia without signum. 



Eremberga (p. 253) 



43. Maxillary palpus fihform 44 



Maxillary palpus squamous, fan shaped or flamboyant 45 



44. Labial palpi of both sexes porrect; eighth abdominal segment of male simple. 



Rhagea (p. 237) 



Labial palpi of male uptm-ned, of female oblique; eighth abdominal segment of male 



with paired ventrolateral hair tufts Cactobrosis (p. 260) 



45. MaxiUary palpus flamboyant (extending above front) Sigelgaita (p. 255) 



Maxillary palpus fan shaped and held vertical to the face Yosemitia (p. 250) 



MaxDlary palpus squamous 46 



46. Shaft of male antenna pubescent and with a series of modified papiUalike setae on several 



basal segments; female with labial palpus obliquely ascending . . Ozamia (p. 257) 



Shaft of male antenna pubescent (but without modified setae on basal segments) or 



pectinate; female with labial palpus porrect or obliquely porrect 47 



47. Vinculum of male long (distinctly longer than broad) ; female genitalia without signum. 48 

 Vinculum short (little, if any, longer than broad) ; signum present 50 



48. Maxillary palpus extending well above middle of face ; eighth abdominal segment of male 



simple Nanaia (p. 245) 



Maxillary palpus not extending above middle of face; eighth abdominal segment of male 

 with ventrolateral hair tufts 49 



49. Antenna of male pubescent; ductus seminalis of female from near anterior end of bursa; 



bursa very small Salambona (p. 254) 



Antenna of male bipectinate; ductus seminalis of female from middle of bm-sa; bursa 



large Amalafrida (p. 256) 



Antenna of male unipectinate ; (female imknown) Parolyca (p. 255) 



50. Antenna of male bipectinate; ductus seminalis of female from middle of bursa. 



ALberada (p. 244) 



Antenna of male pubescent; ductus seminalis from bursa towards (near) junction of 



bursa with ductus bursae 51 



51. Habitat, South America; male genitaha with apical process of gnathos bifid. 



Tucumania (p. 252) 



Habitat, southwestern United States and northern Mexico; male genitaha with apical 



process of gnathos fused 52 



