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b'. Palpi with the 2nd joint moderately scaled 

 in front, the 3rd projecting free. 



a 2 . Frons rounded and not prominent 45. Heortia, p. 363. 



b 2 . Frons with a rounded prominence. 

 a 3 . Palpi with the 3rd joint minute ; hind 

 wing with veins 4, 5 approximated for a 



short distance 49. Analyta, p. 369. 



b z . Palpi with the 3rd joint long ; hind wing 



with veins 4, 5 well separated at origin . 50. Leucinodes, 

 f. Palpi obliquely upturned, with tufts of hair [p. 370. 



at end of 1st and 2nd joints, the 3rd well de- 

 veloped and obtuse. 

 a '. Maxillary palpi filiform ; hind wing with 



veins 4, 5 not approximated towards origin. 52. Hellula, p. 373. 

 V. Maxillary palpi dilated with scales ; hind 

 wing with veins 3, 4, 5 approximated for a 

 short distance 51. Crocidolomia, 



B. Palpi porrect. [P- 371< 



a. Palpi with the 3rd joint naked. 



a', Frons with a large flat corneous plate excised 



in front 88. Tegostoma, 



b'. Frons with a rounded prominence. [p. 443. 



a 2 . Fore wing with veins 8, 9 stalked; hind 



wing with vein 5 from lower angle of cell. 89. Noctuelia, 

 b 2 . Fore wing with veins 8, 9 from cell ; hind [p. 444. 



wing with vein 5 from middle of disco- 



cellulars 91. Simjethistis, 



c'. Frons rounded or flat and not prominent. [p. 446. 



a 2 . Palpi straight and not downcurved at ex- 

 tremity. 

 a 3 . Fore and hind wings with veins 4, 5 from 

 cell. 

 a i . Palpi with the 2nd joint fringed with 



hair below towards extremity. [p. 446. 



a 5 . Maxillary palpi triangularly scaled . . 90. Heliothela, 

 b 5 . Maxillary palpi slightly dilated with [p. 378. 



scales 57. Archernis, 



c 5 . Maxillary palpi long and filiform .... 59. Omphisa, p. 382. 

 b*. Palpi with the 2nd joint fringed above 

 and below with hair. 

 a 5 . Fore wing with vein 7 straight and well 



separated from 8, 9 56. Thliptoceras, 



b 5 . Fore wing with vein 7 curved and ap- [p. 377. 



proximated to 8, 9 for some distance ; 

 antennas of male unipectinate for one- [p. 376. 



third length 55. Meroctena, 



b 3 . Fore and hind wings with veins 4, 5 [p. 374. 



stalked 53. Furcivena, 



b 2 . Palpi with the 3rd joint downcurved .... 54. Sameodes, p. 374. 



b. Palpi with the 3rd joint hidden by hair. 



a'. Palpi rostriform, the 3rd joint downcurved. 

 a 2 . Palpi projecting about the length of head ; 

 maxillary palpi with a pointed tuft at 

 extremity. 

 a\ Fore wing subtriangular ; hind wing with [p. 414. 



veins 3, 4, 5 not approximated 78. Protrigonia, 



