600 DESCRIPTIONS OP AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



7 to hindmargin, 11 from middle of cell. Hindwings ^, linear- 

 lanceolate, cilia 6 ; cell open between 2 and 5, 3 absent, 4 absent. 

 One of the earlier of the degenerate types, but its exact affinity 

 cannot be traced at present. The single Australian species occurs 

 widely in Europe and North America, and may have been intro- 

 duced here, but it is equally possible that it may be really 

 indigenous ; it occurs also in New Zealand, where there is a 

 second species, which is apparently endemic. The naked pupa 

 may be compared with that of Thudaca. 



182. Bed. somnulentella, Z. 



(Bedellia sommdentdla, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 1880, 

 170; Trans. N. Zeal. Inst. 1888, 164.) 



Also taken at Duaringa, Queen.sland ; Bathurst (2300 feet), 

 New South Wales ; Warragul, Victoria ; Port Lincoln, South 

 Australia; Geraldton, West Australia; from August to November. 



44. Arctocoma, Meyr. 



Head rough-haired, face smooth; ocelli absent; tongue developed. 

 Antennae almost 1, in ^ filiform, simple, basal joint rather dilated, 

 somewhat concave beneath, with pecteu. Labial palpi very short, 

 porrected, filiform. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Posterior tibise 

 clothed with long hairs. Forewings with vein 1 simple, cell open 

 between 2 and 7, veins 3, 4, 5, 6 absent, 7 to costa, 8 absent, 9 

 absent, 11 from middle. Hindwings |, lanceolate, cilia 3; cell 

 open between 2 and 5, 3 absent, 4 absent, 6 to hindmargin. 



Probably a more degenerate development of Bedellia. 



183. Arct. ursinella, Meyr. 



(Arctocoma ursinella, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 1880, 171.) 

 Also taken at Launceston, Tasmania, in January. 



45. Bucculatrix, Z. 

 Head roughly tufted on crown, face smooth ; ocelli absent ; 

 tongue short. Antennse f, in ^ filiform, simple, basal joint dilated 

 and concave beneath, with dense pecten, forming an eyecap. 



