BY E. MEYRICK. 161 



30. -ff. scierana Meyr 



{Hyperxena scierana Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, 1882, 

 177.) 



N.S.W.: Blackheath (3500 feet), Parramatta; in August and 

 September. Probably overlooked by collectors through its early 

 appearance; should be looked for at Sydney in July. 



TORTRTCID^. 



Ocelli present. Forewings with 2 from before f of cell. 

 Hindwings without basal pecten on lower margin of cell. 



This extensive family contains the majority of the Australian 

 Tortricina, and the same case holds in New Zealand, whilst in 

 other regions the Eucosmidce are the dominant family. The 

 forty Australian genera fall roughly into three groups, which are 

 natural, though not capable of strict definition; viz. («) the 

 primitive Peronea-gvo\.\Y>, in which the forewings have tufts of 

 scales on the surface, and the neuration is variable and unspecial- 

 ised (genera 37-48); (5) the typical Tortrix-gvoxxT^ (genera 25-36); 

 and (c) the Capua-gvon^, in which veins 7 and 8 of forewings are 

 stalked (genera 0724). This last group, though occurring also in 

 other regions, is much more extensively developed in Australia 

 than elsewhere; whilst the first group is less developed than 

 elsewhere, and probably mainly indicative of comparatively 

 recent Malayan immigration. 



1 . Head smooth-scaled 2. 



Head not smooth-scaled 4. 



2. Forewings with 3 from angle 3. 



Forewings with 3 fromconsiderably before angle... 26. Chresmarcha. 



3. Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate, 6 and 7 stalked. 27. Zacorisca. 

 Hindwings with 3 and 4 approximated, 6 and 7 



approximated 28. Atteria. 



4. Forewings with 7 absent (coincident with 8) 21. Atelodora. 



Forewings with 7 present 5. 



5. Forewings with 7 and 8 stalked. . . 6. 



Forewings with 7 separate 22. 



6. Forewings with 7 to costa 39. Dichelopa- 



Forewings with 7 to termen 7. 



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