BY R. J. TILLYARD. 



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1A+2A Cu,k 

 Text-Fig.98. 

 Rhodoneura scitaria (Walk.), (fam. Thyrididae ) , imaginal venation. 

 (x 4h). Lettering as on p. 535. Note the small basal Y-vein formed 

 by 1A and 2A in hindwing. 



with the formation of a cross-vein between them at the point of 

 original greatest approximation. 



Super-family PYRALIDINA. 



This group contains the Thyrididae, Pyralididae (s. lat.) and 

 the highly specialised offshoots of the latter. Undoubtedly the 

 most archaic family is the first-named. An attempt to obtain 

 pupae of the genus Rhodoneura from North Queensland met with 

 no success, very little being known about the life-history of these 

 moths. 1 have to thank Mr. G. Lyell for a small supply of 

 imagines of this genus and the allied Addaea. 



The advance made by this group over the last is very evident, 

 in that the basal cell is now for the first time cleaved of all 



