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serrulate: with small saw - liketeeth.

seta : a fine bristle.shade: a cloudy ill-defined streak.sinuate: slightly curved inwards.spiracle: a breathing-aperture.stalked: rising from a commonstalk.

stria : a fine transverse line.striated: with numerous striae.striga: a slender streak.strigula: a short fine transversemark.

strigulated: with numerous stri-gulae.

sub-: in composition, denotes

nearly or rather.

termen: posterior margin of wing.tornal: touching tornus.tornus: the junction of the termenand dorsum.

trachea: a breathing-tube.trifid: cleft into three lobes.trifurcate : with three branches.truncate: with a straight verticaledge.

uncus: a curved upper genitalprocess.

unipectinated ; with one series ofpectinations.

vein: a branch of the tubularframework of the wing.whorl: a circular series.

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS OF AUTHORS’ NAMES

B.

Boisduval.

Esp.

Esper.

Barr.

Barrett.

Ev.

Eversmann.

Bell.

Bouche.

F.

Fabricius.

Bed.

Bedell.

Forst.

Forster.

Bgstr.

Bergstriisser.

F. R.

Fischer von Roslerstamm.

Bjerk.

Bjerkander.

Fr.

Frey.

Bkh.

Borkhausen.

Frol.

Frolich.

Boh.

Boheman.

Frr.

Freyer.

Brd.

Bruand.

Fuesl.

Fuessly.

Brh.

Brahm.

Geoffr.

Geoffroy.

Cap.

Capieux.

Germ.

Germar.

Cl.

Clerck.

Gern.

Gerning.

Clem.

Clemens.

Gn.

Gnenee.

Curt.

Curtis.

Gregs.

Gregson.

Dalm.

Dalman.

Gz.

Goze.

Dbkl.

Doubleday.

Hatch.

Hatchett.

Desv.

Desvignes.

Hb.

Hiibner.

Dgl.

Douglas.

Hein.

Heineniann.

Don.

Donovan.

Heyd.

Hey den.

Dup.

Duponchel.

H.-G.

Hiibner and Geyer.