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STUDIES IN AUSTRALIAN MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 



By A. Jefferis Turner, M.D., F.E.S. 



This paper is intended to be a supplement to Mr. Meyrick's 

 paper on the Australian Plutellidce in these Proceedings (1907, 

 p. 47). It describes new species, and gives further localities. 

 Mr. Meyrick has since divided this group into several families, 

 which I prefer to regard as subfamilies. But the Adelines have 

 no near relationship to the other subfamilies, and are included 

 here for convenience, as they have been recently monographed by 

 Mr. Meyrick in the " Genera Insectorum." 



Subfam. Gracilarian^. 

 In his monograph in the "Genera Insectorum," Mr. Meyrick 

 has substituted older names for two of his genera, and has added 

 a few new species. These will be referred to below. 



Gen. Epicephala. 

 This is an Australian genus of some extent, also represented 

 in India and South Africa. I have already nine species. They 

 are mostly closely allied, and difficult to discriminate. The larval 

 habits are interesting. Dr. T. Bancroft first called my attention 

 to those of the species E. frugicola. To open a green fruit- 

 capsule, and to find inside a perfect moth fully fledged, was a 

 novel and startling experience. The blackish markings on the 

 hindwings of the male only, in two species, are an unusual char- 

 acter, and very helpful to the recognition of the species. 



Epicephala albistriatella. 



Gracilaria albistriatella Turn., Trans. R. Soc. S. Australia, 

 1894, p.129. 



Correctly referred to this genus; the frontal tuft is easily 

 abraded. 



Q.: Brisbane, in March and April; Caloundra, in August; 

 Nambour, in April; Stanthorpe, in February. 



