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A. Antennae filiformes, maris serratae. - 1. Meeistis, Hubn. 



B. Antennae simplices. 



A. Alae anticse longiusculae. 



a Palpi porrecti aut incumbentes. - 2. Hydrilla, Boisd. 

 b*. Palpi ad frontem applicati. - - 3. Monodes, Guen. 

 B Alae anticse breviusculae, latiusculae. 



A . Proboscis brevissima. - - 4. Acosmetia, bteph. 



b. Proboscis mediocriter longa. 



a. Pedes antici non elongati. - 5. Caradrina, <jM*. 

 ft. Pedes antici longi, graciles. - - 6. Amyna, Guen. 



Genus 1. MERISTIS. 



Corpus robustum. Proboscis mediocriter longa. Palpi validi, 

 nilosi oblique ascendentes; articulus 3us conicus, brevissimus. 

 Antennae corporis dimidio paullo longiores. Abdomen alas posticas 

 naullo superans. Pedes validi ; femora pilosa ; tibiae posticae cal- 

 caribus quatuor longis. Alae latiusculae ; anticaeapudcostam rectae, 

 apice vix angulatae, margine exteriore subobliquo. Mas.— Antennae 

 validae, serratae. intern.— Antennae graciles, simplices. 



"MVristis Hubn. Verz. Schmett. 239. 



WZm^Steph. III. Brit. Ent. Haust. ii. 151. Guen. Noct. ,. 



Caradrina, p., Treit. ; Boisd.; GuSn. Ann. Soc. Ent. Ft.; Curt. 



Body stout. Proboscis moderately long, Palpi stout, pilose, 

 obliquely ascending ; third joint conical, less than one-fourth of the 

 length of the second. Antenna; a little more than half the length of 

 the°body. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings. 

 Legs stout; femora pilose; hind tibia? with four long spurs. Wings 

 rather broad. Fore wings straight in front, hardly angular at the 

 tins slightly oblique along the exterior border ; first, second and 

 third inferior veins approximate ; fourth moderately remote. Male. 

 — Antennas stout, strongly serrated. Female.— Antennae slender, 

 simple. 



1. Meristis trilinea. 

 Tettaeeo aut albido-testacea ; aloe antica conspersa, lineis tribus 



transversis fuscis, margine exteriore obscuriore ; fostica cine- 



rea, ciliis testaceis. Mas.— Antenna lutem. 

 Phalaena (Noctua) Quercicola, Gmel. ed. Syst. Nat. i. 5, 2535, 



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