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tenjijidoi), and the persistence of a coupling apparatus for the 

 wings, homologous with that of the Frenate Lepidoptera, in all 

 but the most reduced forms of these archaic families, ought to 

 be sufficient to attract their attention from the more humdrum 

 duties of classifying and describing an immense mass of new 

 forms. 



The following is a list of the families, genera, and species dealt 

 with in this paper : — 



Family ITHONIJ)^; fam.nov. 

 Genus Ithone Newman. (Type, I.fusca iSewm.). 

 \ . lihone fusca Newman. 



2. Ithoiie fuliia, n.sp. 



Family HEMEROBTTDyE (a mc restricta). 

 Genus Drepanepteryx Burm. (Type, D. phalcandides Linn.). 



[Z). phalcendides Linn.] 

 Genus Drepanacra, n.g. (Type, D)-epane/>teryxhuviUis McLach). 



3. Drepanacra Ji-amilis McLach. 



4. Drepanacra instabilis McLach. 



5. Drepanacra hiitooda Newman. 



6. Drepanacra hardy i, n.sp. 



7. Drepanacra froggatti, n.sp. 



Genus Drepanomina, n.g. (Type, D. gibbosa, n.sp.). 



8. Drepanomina gibbosa, n.sp. 



Genus Megalomina Banks. (Type, M. acutninata Banks). 



9. Megalomina acuminata Banks. 



Genus Oxybiella, n.g. (Type, 0. bridwelli, n.sp.). 



10. Oxybiella bridwelli, n sp. 



Genus Psychobiella Banks. (Type, Ps. sordnia Hanks). 



11. Psychobiella J'usca, n.HTp. 



Genus Mickomus Rambur. (Type, M. variegatus Fabr.). 



12. Microm,us tasmanue Walker, 



Genus Notiobiei.la Banks. (Type, N. unita Banks). 



13. N otiobiella viridis, n.sp. 



14. Notiobiella multifurcata, n.sp. 



