BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 137 



organised species or genus of a group is tlie nearest to tlie 

 immediate ancestor of the whole group. 



Subjoined is an analytical table of the genera hereafter referred 

 to, which may be an assistance to their ready identification. 

 A. — basal joint of antennae not forming an eyecap. 

 a. — head with appressed scales. 



1. second joint of palpi smooth or rarely 



loosely scaled beneath . . . . Gracilaria 



2. second joint of palpi with a projecting 



tuft Coriscium 



h. — head shortly rough-haired ; antennae longer 



than forewings . . . . . . . .Epicephala 



c. — head roughly tufted above. 



1 . antennse as long as fore-wings ; hind- 



wings linear . . . . . . . .Bedellia 



2. antennae shorter than fore-wings ; hind- 



wings lanceolate . . . . . .Arctocoma 



B. — basal joint of antennae dilated into an eyecap. 

 a. — head roughly tufted above. 



1 . antennae longer than fore-wings . . Stegommata 



2. antennae shorter than fore-wings. 



* labial palpi developed . . . . Crobylophora 



*^ no labial palpi . . . . . . Bucculatrix 



I. — head roughly short-haired in front, smooth 



behind . . . . . . . . . . Opostega 



c. — head with appressed scales; hind- wings 



lanceolate Atalopsycha 



d. — head smooth, glossy; hind- wings nearly 



setiform Phyllocnistis 



GEACrLAEID^. 



GbACTTjATIIA, Z. 



Head smooth ; no ocelli ; tongue long. Antennae as long or 

 longer than fore-wings, slender, filiform. Maxillary palpi rather 



