326 drepanulidjE. 



Family DREPANULID^. 



Small or moderate-sized moths of somewhat slender build, 

 generally with the apex of fore wing falcate. 



Palpi slender and slightly scaled, often very minute. Fore 

 wing with vein 1 h forked at the base ; 1 c absent ; 5 from close 

 to the lower angle of cell. Hind wing with one or two internal 



veins ; 1 a short when present ; 5 



from near lower angle of cell; the 



discocellulars angled ; the origin of 



veins 6 and 7 before the angle of 



cell; 8 bent down and nearly or 



quite touching 7. 



Fig. 224.— Larva of Teldenia ves- Larva smooth, with the anal 



tigiata. \ . (From Moore, Lep. pro w s absent*; the anal somite 



Ceyl. n, pi. 124, fig. 1 b.) r ,9 ... ', , 



J ' usually w T ith a long process, the 



others often humped. Spins a cocoon amongst leaves. 



Key to the Genera. 



a. Proboscis present. 

 a . Frenulum present. 



a 2 . Fore wing with the apex rounded. 2. Macrocilix, p. 329. 

 b 2 . Fore wing with the apex acute. 

 a 3 . Fore wing with the apex pro- 

 duced upwards 16. Camptochiltts, p. 351 , 



b 3 . Fore wing with the apex not 

 produced upwards. 

 « 4 . Fore wing with vein 10 stalked 

 with 7, 8, 9 ; no areole. 

 a s . Hind wing with the outer 

 margin rounded. 

 a 6 . Both wings with the disco- 

 cellulars nearly straight. 1. Eucheea, p. 327. 

 b e . Both wings with the dis- 

 cocellulars much angled. 3. Macrauzata, p. 330 

 b 5 . Hiud wing with the outer 



margin augled at vein 3 . . 4. Auzata, p. 331. 

 b x . Fore wing with veins 9 and 

 10 anastomosing with 7 and 8 

 to form an areole. 

 a 5 . Palpi slight and porrect. 

 o 6 . Hind wing with the anal 



angle produced and lobed 5. Diteigqna, p. 331. 



* Except in Euckera. 



