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3. Hind wing with vein 5 out of the stalk of 3 and 4 . . . .rhabdostoma spec. nov. 
H ind wing with vein 5 separate or absent 4 
4. Hind wing with vein 5 absent 5 
Hind wing with vein 5 present 9 
5. Irrorated with rather dark fusooits; terminal segment of palpus in male over 1, 
flattened ; hind wing with a st rong pecten on upper edge of cell, induta spec. nov. 
Not thus 6 
6. Orange-yellow or deep ochreous-yellow, more or less speckled with darker 7 
Pale, yellowish-ochreous, whitish- ochreous or brownish -ochreous 8 
7. Short dark suffusion on base of costa, a dark irroration from 3 / 4 of costa to 
3 / 4 of dorsum praecentrix Meyrick 
No such suffusion on costa, a transverse streak from second discal stigma not 
reaching dorsum tameodes Meyrick 
8. Pale yellowish-ochreous, first discal stigma elongate; hind wing with a narrow 
elongate mark in centre sextacta spec. nov. 
Pale whitish -ochreous or brownish-ochreous, sometimes brighter towards costa 
anteriorly ; markings not thus liberalis spec. nov. 
9. Markings distinct: light and well-defined, or darker than ground colour and 
suffused 10 
Markings absent except stigmata, and sometimes a slender streak on end of 
cell, or a row of dots along termen, fore wing unicolorous, sometimes costa 
suffused darker or lighter, or veins are lighter 20 
10. Markings light, much paler than ground colour, well-defined 11 
Markings darker than ground colom - , suffused 19 
11. A light streak along costa from base to apex, sometimes extending to middle of 
wing 12 
Markings not thus 17 
12. Leaden-grey, costal streak narrow, without projections . . . deloma Durrani 
Fuscous, costal streak moderate or broad, often with a projection 13 
13. Costal stripe ochreous-yellow, with a streak of ground colour along basal fifth 
of costa and another from before 1 / 2 or 3 / 4 strepsicrena Meyrick 
Costal stripe sometimes only with a short streak of ground colour at base of 
costa 14 
14. Costal stripe with a triangular projection below 15 
Costal stripe with a blunt prominence below 16 
15. Antennae whitish-ochreous, with slender fuscous rings. Costal streak moderate, 
light ochreous-vellowish, with one median prominence. . staurophora Meyrick 
A ntennae whitish-ochreous, not ringed. Costal stripe broad: rather bright 
ochreous, lower edge and projections white: two blunt prominences anteriorly, 
a pointed-triangular projection on closing vein, and a moderate dilatation before 
apex spinigerct spec. nov. (part) 
16. Thorax whitish-ochreous, posterior extremity fuscous; termen slightly rounded 
coleasta Meyrick 
Thorax dark fuscous, a streak parallel to edge of tegula and tegula except 
shoulder whitish-ochreous; termen sinuate below apex, slightly rounded beneath 
spinigera spec. nov. (part) 
17. A postmedian direct white transverse fascia 18 
A fine curved dentate transverse line at 3 / 4 i marietta Walker 
18. Postmedian fascia with anterior edge straight stelophanes Meyrick 
Postmedian fascia with anterior edge towards costa inwardly convex 
sublunata spec. nov. 
19. A fuscous-black streak along lower edge of cell and fold to edge of wing ; a narrow 
terminal line with three inward projections strigosa Durrant 
A small suffusion on base of dorsum, a subtriangular suffused patch on dorsum 
