oacoeoia] TOKTRICWAE 



7. Cacohcia, lll>. 



Antennae in $ moderately ciliated. Palpi moderate or 

 rather long, ascending or porrected. Thorax sometimes with 

 posterior crest. Forewings in $ with costal fold ; 7 to 

 termen. Hindwings : 3 and 4 connate or closely approxi- 

 mated, 5 approximated to 4, 6 and 7 closely approximated or 

 stalked. 



A large genus of nearly universal distribution. 



1. Forewings with leaden-metallic lines, hindwings 



blackish . . .12. lecheana. 



„ without metallic lines, hindwings not 



blackish . . . .2. 



2. Hindwings whitish or light grey . . .3. 



„ with ground-colour grey . . 5. 



3. Central fascia darkest towards costa . 9. costana. 



,, ,, not darker on costa . . 4. 



4. Hindwings with costal half whitish 10. semialbana. 



„ wholly light grey . . 8. lafauryana. 



5. Forewings with dark apical spot . . .6. 



,, without dark apical spot . . 8. 



6. Forewings with a dark blotch above tornus . 7. 



„ with a stria or streak only . 2. podana. 



7. Costal patch connected with central fascia 5. xylosteana. 



„ ,, not connected with central fascia 



1. piceana. 



8. Anterior edge of central fascia nearly straight . 9. 



„ ,, ,, „ angulated or sinuate 11. 



9. Forewings reddish-ochreous . 11. unifasciana. 



„ not reddish-ochreous . . .10. 



10. Edge of basal patch straight . . 7. sorbiana. 



„ „ ,, angulated . .13. musculana. 



11. Costal patch sending a narrow fascia to termen 



4. crataec/ana. 

 „ ,, without such extension . .12. 



12. Anterior edge of central fascia abruptly emarginate 



3. decretana. 

 „ ,, ,, not emarginate . (j. rosana. 



1. C. piceana, L. 20-25 mm. Forewings with termen 

 sinuate, vertical, costal fold short, basal; light red-brown, 

 purplish-brown, or purplish -ochreoua, in ? thinly strigulated 

 with dark fuscous; basal patch dark red-brown dorsally, in & 

 suffused costally with grey, edge in ? oblique ; central fascia, 



