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;». Thorax without crests. 

 «6. Thorax clothed chieily with scales. 

 at. Palpi smoothly scaled and flattened 

 against frons ; fore wing narrow 



with the margins subparallel Clethrorasa, p. 



h^. Palpi not flattened against frons and 

 with a tuft of scales at extremity of 



2nd joint; fore wing triangular ... Neoph^nis, p. 681. 

 ffi. Thorax clothed with hair and hair- 

 like scales Fagitana, p. 592. 



A*. Abdomen with dorsal crest at base 

 only. 

 a5. Pro- and metathorax with divided 



crests Calpiformis, p. 504. 



b^. Prothorax with sharp triangular crest, 



metathorax with divided crest Macronoctua, p. 431. 



c5. Prothorax with sharp triangidar crest, 



metathorax with spreading crest Hydrcecia, p. 



d^. Prothorax with ridge-like crest, meta- 

 thorax with spreading crest Androlymnia, p. 



c5. Thorax with slight dorsal ridge-like 



crest Pyrrhia, p. 



fi. Pro- and metathorax with spreading 

 crests. 

 a6. Thorax clothed chiefly with scales. 

 a7. Pro- and metathorax with the ci-ests 



formed of very long spatulate scales Opsvra, p. 

 i?. Prothorax with long flattened crest 

 projecting backwards. 

 «8. Fore wing with the termen excised 



below apex and excurved at middle. Geroda, p. 

 /)8. Fore wing with the termen evenly 



curved Macapta, p. 



ci. Prothorax with short spreading 

 crest. 

 a^. Mesothoraxwith slight paired crests. Orambodes, p. 

 b^. Mesothorax without crests. 

 a9. Palpi with the 2nd joint reaching 

 vertex of head, 

 flio. Build slender, 

 all. Hind wing with vein 5 from 

 middle of discocellulars. 

 a}'. Fore wing with the termen 



excised from apex to middle. Goxodes, p. 

 Z>i2. Fore wing with the termen 

 evenly curved, 

 ffii". Fore wing with the apex 

 somewhat produced and 



acute Platvsenta, p. 



513. Fore vnng with the apex 



rounded Monodes, p. 



Jii. Hind wing with vein 5 from 



below middle of discocellulars. Hadjina, p. 



610. Build stout Monoptya, p. 432. 



69. Palpi with the 2nd joint reaching 

 about middle of frons. 



0,10. Thorax roughly scaled Hypoplexia, p. 426. 



6'". Thorax smoothly scaled, 

 all. Palpi vrith the 3rd joint porrect. 

 ai2. Tegulffi produced to a slight 



dorsal ridge and hood Catabena, p. 



b^". Tegulffi normal Namangana, p. 



