NOCTUIDiE. 165 



b 8 . Thorax with a long sharp crest 



behind the collar 7. Pyrrhia, p. 172. 



c 8 . Thorax with a slight furrowed 

 crest behind the collar and a 

 pair of tufts on metathorax; 

 fore wing with the cilia cre- 



nulate 24. Eurois, p. 227. 



d 8 . Thorax with a slight crest be- 

 hind the collar, and no tufts 

 on metathorax ; fore wing 



with the cilia non-crenulate . 32. Toxocampa, p. 245. 

 e H . Thorax with no crest behind 

 the collar, and slight tufts on 

 metathorax ; the cilia non- 

 crenulate 33. Conservula, p. 246. 



/ 8 . Thorax without tufts or crests. 



# 9 . Palpi upturned. 



a w . Fore wing with the cilia 



crenulate. 



a 11 . Palpi with the 2nd joint 



not reaching vertex of 



head j the head and 



thorax clothed with long 



hair 25. Polia, p. 231. 



6 U . Palpi with the 2nd joint 

 reaching vertex of head ; 

 the head and abdomen 

 smooth ; abdomen flat- 

 tened 13. Amphipyra, p. 190. 



b 10 . Fore wing the cilia non- 

 crenulate. 

 a 11 . Palpi with the 2nd joint 

 quite smoothly scaled. 

 a 12 . Palpi with the 2nd joint 

 reaching just above ver- 

 tex of head. 

 « 13 . Palpi with the 3rd joint 



short 15. Aucha, p. 193. 



b 13 . Palpi with the 3rd joint 

 long, recurved over head 

 and buried in hair in 

 male, upturned in fe- 

 male ; male with very 



long tubular anal tuft . 30. Corythurus, p. 244 

 b 12 . Palpi with the 2nd joint 

 not quite reaching ver- 

 tex of head. 

 a 13 . Antennae ciliated in both 



sexes 45. Floccieera, p. 281 



6 13 . Antennas quite simple. 

 a l \ Palpi with the 2nd 

 joint not thickened ; 

 fore wing of normal 



shape 53. Leocyma, p. 288. 



6 14 . Palpi with the 2nd 

 joint thickened ; fore 

 wing with the inner 



