BY E, MEYRICK. 259 



49. Second joint of palpi with rough projecting scales 



above towards apex 17. Macrenciies. 



Second joint of palpi without projecting scales 

 above 50. 



50. Hindwings in ^ with hairpencil along costa from 



base ,. 20. Phthorimaea. 



Hindwings in ^ without costal. hairpencil 51. 



51. Forewings with 8 out of 6 52. 



Forewings with 8 out of 7 53. 



52. Hindwings with 6 obsolete 13. Smexodoca. 



Hindwings with 6 developed 14 Epithectis. 



5.3. Second joint of palpi rough beneath 54. 



Second joint of palpi smooth 15. Anacampsis. 



54. Hindwings with 6 and 7 approximated or stalked IS. Gelechia. 

 Hindwings with 6 and 7 parallel 55. 



55. Second joint of palpi brush-like and furrowed 



beneath : 21. Gnorimoschema. 



Second joint of palpi dilated beneath with rough 



scales, but not brush-like or furrowed 22. Sarotorna. 



1. Epiphthora, Meyr. 



Antennae 4, in ^ simple or ciliated, basal joint moderate, with 

 dense strong pecten. Labial palpi rather long, curved, ascending, 

 second joint more or less rough-scaled or expanded with project- 

 ing scales beneath towards apex, seldom tufted, terminal joint 

 shorter than second, sometimes very short, rough-scaled anteriorly, 

 not acute. Forewings : 2 and 3 separate, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to 

 costa. Hindwings under 1, narrow-trapezoidal, apex acutely pro- 

 duced, termen abruptly emarginate, cilia 2-4; .3 and 4 rather 

 approximated, 5 tolerably parallel, 6 and 7 rather approximated 

 towards base. 



Type E. melanomhra, Meyr., from New Zealand. A distinct 

 and peculiar genus, probably a development of Megacraspedus, 

 remarkable for the strong basal pecten of antennae, which is 

 exceptional in this- family; the abruptness of the emargination of 

 hindwings (sometimes causing the termen to form a more or less 

 acute prominence beneath it), and the shortness of the terminal 

 joint of palpi are also characteristic. The veins stated to be 

 obsolete in the New Zealand species are, I think, really present, 



