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12 a. Fore wing with vein io free Hypophiala p. 
b. Fore wing with vein io stalked with 8, 9 . . . Phyllaliod.es p. 
c. Fore wing with vein 10 stalked with 7, 8, 9 
13 a. Fore wing long and with vein 10 from before 7; outer margin very 
oblique; spurs on tibia short ...... Hoplitis p. 
b. Fore wing with vein 10 from beyond vein 7 ..... 
14 a. Pectination of antennae in $ long, over 4 times shaft, but tip not 
pectinated; fore wing with vein 6 from base of stalk 7, 8, 9, 10 
Desmeocraera p. 
b. Pectination of antennae of $ short, about two times shaft, but almost 
reaching to tip; 6 of fore wing remote from base of stalk 7, 8, 
9, 10 . . . . . . . Pydna (rubritincta) p. 
15 a. Fore wing long, outer margin very oblique; legs and spurs very long; 
areole of fore wing very broad, about as long as three times breadth ; 
pectination of antennae of $ short (two times shaft) and only 
up to about frd of shaft; antennae over half of costa in length; 
palpi long, upturned, second joint three times first joint, covered 
with short hairs ; hind wing with vein 8 parallel to upper median from 
base to half of upper median ...... Scrancia p. 
b. Fore wing long, outer margin erect; areole broad (about three times), 
vein 6 from frd of areole; 7 on a long stalk with 8, 9; hind wing 
with vein 5 very weak; pectination of antennae over three times 
shaft ........ Phycitimorpha p. 
c. Fore wing broad; legs moderate; areole over three times as long as 
broad; antennae with the pectination three times shaft or more in 
$ ; palpi rather short, densely hairy ...... 
16 a. Fore wing with vein 6 remote from the areole, or if it is as in b the 
abdomen has distinct dorsal crests (as in Polienus nigrosparsa) ; 
hind wing with vein 3 from frd distance 2-4 ; 5 rather weak ; hairs 
of thorax produced into one small tuft ...... 
b . Fore wing with vein 6 from the areole or from base of areole, or if as in a 
the abdomen has no dorsal crests; hind wing with vein 3 from well 
beyond frd distance 2-4 ; hairs of. thorax not forming a tuft . 
17 a. Areole very long, about half the distance from upper angle to apex; 10 
from areole; 8 of hind wing not connected by a bar with the upper 
median .......... Galona p. 
b. Areole very short, about fth of distance upper angle to apex, 10 from 
stalk of 8, 9; 8 of hind wing connected with upper median by a 
bar .......... Polienus p. 
18 a. Fore wing with vein 6 from end of areole, almost stalked with 7, 8; 
5 from near areole, much above middle of discocellulars 
b. Fore wing with vein 6 from well before end of areole; 5 remote from 
areole, not much above middle of discocellulars .... 
19 a. No spur towards inner margin on fork of vein 16 of fore wing; no 
tufts of scales on mid and hind tibiae; branches of antennae do not 
reach the tip and are about 10 times the shaft in the 3 1 ; palpi 
with 1st joint longer than 2nd joint; spurs with two rows of serrae 
Pararethona p. 
b. Fore wing with a spur towards inner margin from fork of 16 as in 
Cerura ; mid and hind tibia with tufts of scales ; antennae pectinated 
till tip and branches about four times shaft in <$; palpi with 1st 
and 2nd joints of equal length; spurs of tibia with two very short 
rows of slight serrae only .... Pseudorethona p. 
20 a. Fore wing with vein 7 from before 10 or from equal distance from 
areole, or from beyond 10 and then at any rate from before end 
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