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MORPHOLOGY, ETC., OP THE MICKOPTERYGIDJE, 1., 



rounded or slightly pointed distal border found in the other 

 Microptei ygidre, and also in I'rotolheora. 



Text-fig. 1 l,j, k, shows two types of scale from Cebysa conflictella 

 Walk., an archaic Heteroneurous Lepidopteron usually placed 



Text-fig. 11. 

 Different types of Lepidopterous scales (x330>. <(, from Micropteryx; 

 h, from Sabalinea; c, from Mnemonica; d, from Eriocrania; e, from 

 Mnesarchcea; J\ from Charagia (Hepialidce); ,'/. from Perissectis {Hepia- 

 !id<r); h, from Prototheora {Prototheoridce); j, k, from Cebysa (Plu- 

 tellid(v). In all figures, the normal delicate striation is not completely 

 filled in, but only indicated by the short parallel lines; the coarsened 

 striae, when present, are indicated in full; and the cross-striolatiou, 

 which is present in all except a-d, is entirely omitted, being too deli- 

 cate to be properly visible at the given magnification. 



in the Plutellidoe. These are figured for comparison with 

 Mnesarchcea, which Meyrick considers not far removed from the 



