EITPTEROT1D.E. 



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Family EUPTEROTIDtE. 



A family of large-sized moths. The palpi hairy ; antennae pec- 

 tinated in both sexes ; mid tibia with one pair of spurs, hind tibia 

 with two pairs. Frenulum present. Pore wing with vein 1 b 

 forked at the base, 1 c absent, 5 from or from above the middle of 

 the discoeellulars, 10 almost always absent. Hind wing with two 

 internal veins ; vein 5 from or from above the middle of the disco- 

 eellulars ; a bar between veins 7 and 8, the latter free from the base. 



Larva with five pairs of prolegs, and tufted with hair. 



Fig. 24. — Larva of Eicpterote fabia. {. 

 (From Moore, Lep. Ceyl. ii, pi. 136, fig. 1 b.) 



Key to the Genera. 



. Frons without a corneous ridge. 



a. Fore wing with an areole ; antennae Saturni- 



form . _ 1. Gangarides, p. 42. 



b. Fore wing with no areole ; antennae 



plumose. 

 a'. Palpi upturned and thickly fringed with 

 hair in front. 

 a 2 . Fore wing with veins 7, 8 ; 9 given 



off before end of cell 2. Panuala, p. 43. 



b 2 . Fore wing with veins 7, 8, 9 given 

 off from end of cell. 

 « 3 . Fore wing with upper discocel- 



lular very oblique 3. Melanothrix, 



b 3 . Fore wing with upper discocel- [p. 44. 



lular nearly erect. 

 « 4 . The discoeellulars angled both 

 above and below vein 5 in both 



wings 4. Deeata, p. 44. 



b*. The discoeellulars angled above 

 vein 5 in both wings. 

 a 5 . Fore wing rounded at apex . . 5. Palirisa, p. 45. 

 b 5 . Fore wing produced at apex. . 6. Tagora, p. 46. 

 c*. The discoeellulars angled at or 

 below vein 5 in both wings. 

 a 6 . Hind wing with vein 7 given 



off before the end of the cell. 7. Pseudojana, p. 48. 



