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The subfamily is a slight development from the Acontianre, from 

 which it is distinguished by the small tufts of scales on the fore wing, 

 the two subfamilies being distinguished from the other subfamilies 

 of Quadrifid Noctuidce by the bar-shaped retinaculum in the male. 



Kei) to the Genera. 



A. Fore wing with veins 7, 8, 9,10 stalked. ^-^ 

 a. Hind wing with vein 4 absent. *' 



a}. Hind wing with veins 3 and 5 stalked (Etanna, p. 224. 



h^. Hind wing with veins 3 and 5 from cell ... ' Microthripa, p. 220. 

 h. Hind wing with vein 4 stalked with 3. 



a}. Fore wing with veins 3, 4 stalked '^Apotiiripa, p. 249. 



//. Fore wing with veins 3, 4 from cell (Nanaguna, p. 251. 



B. Fore wing with veins 7, 8, 9 stalked, 10 from 



cell. 



a. Hind wing with vein 4 absent ^^Hespkrotfirtpa, p. 227. 



/(. Hind wing with vein 4 stalked with 3 (Elesma, p. 369. 



C. Fore wing with veins 9 and 10 anastomosing 



with 7, 8 to form a minute areole. 



a. Hind wing with vein 4 absent (Garella, p. 227. 



/;. Hind wing with vein 4 present. 



a}. Palpi with the 2nd joint porrect and broadly- 

 fringed with scales above cGyrtotiiripa, p. 448. 



h^. Palpi upturned. 



a^. Abdomen with dorsal crests on basal 



segments [Tattiotiiripa, p. 307. 



//-. Abdomen without crests --Stictotiiripa, p. 4.50. 



D. Fore wing with vein 9 from 10 anastomosing 



with 8 to form the areole, 7 sometimes dis- 

 connected. 



a. Hind wing with vein 4 absent, or rarely from 



.3 just below termen. 

 fli. Hind wing with veins 3 and 5 stalked. 

 ci^. Fore wing with vein 7 from cell, 8, 9, 10 



stalked (Dilopiiotiiripa, p. 239. 



b". Fore wing with the areole long, vein 7 



from the areole ^Ciiaracoma, p. 229. 



c". Fore wing with the areole moderate, 



vein 7 from well beyond it ^El^ognatha, p. 370. 



b^. Hind wing with veins 3 and 5 from re.l. 

 a2. Palpi with the 2nd joint fringed with 



hair above towards extremity .-^tenisCadiA, p. 370. 



b~. Palpi with the 2ud joint not fringed 

 with hair above towards extremity. 

 a^. Fore wing with vein 7 from cell, 8, 9, 



10 stalked / Symitjia, p. 243. 



b^. Fore wing with long areole (^Pardasena, p. 245. 



b. Hind wing with vein 4 present. 



fli. Fore wing with the areole long and narrow, 

 or vein 7 separate. 

 a". Hind wing with veins 3, 4 stalked. 

 a?'. Abdomen with dorsal series of crests, 

 the crests on 4th and 5th segments 



very large (Lopiiotiiripa, p. 258. 



?;3. Abdomen with dorsal crests on basal 

 segments only, 

 ff*. Palpi with the 2nd joint very 

 broadly rounded, with scales in 

 front. ! 



