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NOCTUIDiE. 



PhTLOGENY of the PHYTOMETRINiE. 

 Caloplusia. 



Autograplia. BacJiiphisia. Plusiopalpa. 



Syngraplia. Chrysopfera. Eosplioropferyx. PsencJeva. Plusiclia. 



Phyfometra. Mouralia. 



Omorphina. Paltenplusia. AhrostoJa. Eplsema. 



Key to tlie Genera. 



A. Tibise all spined. 



a. Eyes small, elliptical Caloplusia, p. 405. 



h. Eyes large, round Eachu'lusia, p. 410. 



B. Hind tibiae only spined. 



a. Byes small, elliptical ; fore wing without 



scale-tooth at tornus Altograpiia, p. 404. 



b. Eyes large, round ; fore wing with scale- 



tooth at toiniiH Syngrapiia, p. 412. 



0. TibiEe not spined. 



a. Proboscis aborted, small Episema, p. 593. 



h. Proboscis fully developed. 



a^. Fore wing with small tufts of raised scales 

 in and below the cell. 

 a2. Pro- and metathorax with spreading 



crests Mouralia, p. 591. 



J2. Meso- and metathorax with large divided 



crest Abeostola, p. 582. 



b^. Fore wing without tufts of rai«ed scales 

 in and below the cell. 

 a". Palpi with tuft of hair at extremity of 

 2nd joint behind, the 3rd joint fringed 



w'ith hair in front and behind Plusiopali-a, p. 437. 



J2. Palpi with the 3rd joint fringed with 

 hair in front. 

 a^. Palpi with the 3rd joint long ; fore 

 wing with the tennen typically 



evenly curved Ciirysoptera, p. 439. 



J3. Palpi with the 3rd joint moderate; 

 fore wing with the termen excurved 

 below apex and excurved at middle... Pseudeva, p. 447. 

 C-. Palpi with the 3rd joint not fringed with 

 hair. 

 a^. Abdomen with large dorsal crests on 

 basal segments. 

 a*. Patagia dilated with scales at ex- 

 tremity Plusidia, p. 450. 



