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Fore tibia smoothly scaled with a complete row of well-developed spines on 
both outer and inner sides and no hair-fringe (except Choephora ) 12 
Fore tibia with only the row of spines on inner side complete; the outer side 
showing a few spines distally, fringed with hair proximally 22 
Fore tibia with only a few spines distally on both sides, largely hidden in hair- 
fringe 25 
Fore tibia unspined 26 
Fore tibia very short and broad, much shorter than first tarsal joint; apical 
spines heavy and claw-like 13 
Fore tibia longer, with less heavy spining 15 
Frons with large prominence with raised edges, containing a central truncate 
process Proragrolis gen. nov. 
Frons without such prominence, merely at times with simple tubercle 14 
Fore tibia with long curved apical claw on inner side and shorter one on outer 
side; frons smooth Eucoptocnemis Grt. 
Fore tibia with all spines on outer side heavy and claw-like and two similar 
apical ones on inner side; frons tuberculate Onychagrotis Hamp. 
Male clasper with corona 16 
Male clasper without corona 19 
Thorax with median crest; harpe more or less oblique with traces of ampulla 
Richia Grt. 
Thorax without median crest; harpe normal 17 
Palpi with pointed tuft at extremity of second joint below; male antennae 
with two tufts of cilia on each joint (bifasciculate) (except geniculata ); 
front generally smooth (except annexa ) Feltia Wlk. 
Palpi either smoothly scaled or with rough hair below, without noticeably 
pointed tuft; male antennae not bifasciculate 18 
Mid tarsi with four well -developed rows of spines; vesica with lunate apical 
scobinate plate; front tuberculate (except ypsilon and manifesto) . . . A gratis Ochs. 
Mid tarsi with tliree rows of spines; vesica with single apical short spine; 
front smooth or roughened. Protogygia gen. nov. 
Anellus strongly developed and with scobinate lateral flaps Metalepsis Grt. 
Anellus without scobinate flaps 20 
(20) Vestiture of thorax smooth, scaly; fore tibia without hair-fringe; forewings 
narrow 21 
Vestiture of thorax rough, hairy; fore tibia with hair-fringe on outer side; 
fore wings broad Choephora Grt. 
(21) Clasper very narrow and pointed apically Spaelotis Bdv. 
Clasper broad and rounded apically .Actebia St. 
(22) Palpi with triangularly pointed tuft at apex of second joint; clasper excavated 
about middle of ventral margin Anicla Grt. 
Palpi without such tuft; clasper of even width throughout 23 
(23) Vesica armed with a long stout spine; clavus small; hair tuft on outer side 
of fore tibia reduced. Ochropleura Hbn. 
Vesica without'such long spine 24 
(24) Three rows of mid-tarsal spines; aedoeagus with an apical lateral triangular 
tooth; clavus strongly developed, broad Euagrotis gen. nov. 
Four rows of mid-tarsal spines; aedoeagus finely spiculate; clavus weak or 
obsolete Eurois Hbn. 
