BY A. J. TURNKR. 77 



The genus mentioned above, commonly known as Enaemia^ 

 Zel., which has all the veins separate in both wings, is not at 

 present known to occur in Australia. 



Tabulation of Genera. 



A. Hindwings with vehi 4 absent Hy^wnomeuta. 



AA. Hindwings with veins 4 and 5 stalked or connate. 



B. Forewings with veins 7 and 8 stalked Epidictica. 



BB. Forewings with veins 7 and 8 separate Lactura. 



AAA. Hindwings with veins 4 and 5 separate. 



B. Forewings with veins 2 and 3 stalked _ Epopsia. 



BB. Forewings with veins 2 and 3 separate, 



C. Hindwings with 5 bent and approximated at base 



to 4 , HulyclmrU. 



CC. Hindwings with 5 widely separated at base from 



4 Atteva. 



Gen. 1. Hyponomeuta, Latr. 



[vTTo, under, vofxevs, a shepherd ; probably from the gregarious 

 habits of the larvae.] 



Head smooth. Antennae in ^ simple, very minutely ciliated. 

 Tongue well-developed. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Labial palpi 

 moderate, curved, ascending; second joint with appressed scales; 

 terminal joint about as long ^s second, stout, tolerably acute, 

 with appressed scales slightly roughened in front. Forewings 

 elongate; with twelve veins, all separate, vein 2 from near angle, 

 3, 4, 5 approximated at base. Hindwings with vein 4 absent, 5 

 widely separate from 3, 6 and 7 nearly parallel. 



A genus of probabl}^ nearly world-wide distribution. The 

 larvae feed gregariously in a common web. Only two Australian 

 species are known. 



1. Forewings whitish-grey, spots near termen confluent 7m.s<?</e/^««. 



Forewings white, terminal spots discrete mi/rioseiniis. 



1. Hyponomeuta pustulellus. 



Hyponomeuta interneMus, Wlk., Brit. Mus. Cat. xxviii. p. 533. 

 Hyponomeuta pzistulellus, Wlk., op. cit., xxviii. p. 533. 



(J 9. 22-29 mm. Head white. Palpi black, apex of second 

 joint and more or less of terminal joint white. Thorax whitish- 



