160 DESCRIPTIONS OF ArSTRALIAN MICEO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



G-en. 18. Akekastia, Hb. 



Antennae o£ male pubescent or finely ciliated. Labial palpi 

 long or moderately long, porrected or ascending. Maxillary 

 palpi short, filiform. Forewings with 10 veins, 6 and 7 stalked. 

 HindwiDgs with 7 veins, 3 and 4 stalked, 6 and 7 stalked. 

 distichella, Meyr., Vol. III., 215. 



Gen. 19. Ephestia, Gn. 

 Antennae of male pubescent. Labial palpi moderate, cnrvpd, 

 ascending. Maxillary palpi short, filiform. Forewinij;s in mile 

 with a tuft of hairs beneath folded base of costa ; with 9 s -pa -Mtr 

 veins. Hindwings with 7 veins, 3 and 4 ris-rii,' near logeili m- o:- 

 from a point, 6 and 7 stalked. 



sericaria, Scott., Vol. IV., 235. 



elutella, Hb., Vol. III., 215. 



ficulella, Barr., Vol. IV., 234. 



interpunctella, Hb., Vol. III., 216. 



Eam. IV. GALLEKID^. 

 Labial palpi differing in sexes, porrected or ascending. 

 Maxillary palpi minute, concealed. Eorewings with 12 (rarely 

 11 or 10) veins, 1 furcate at base, normal veins 7 and 8 stalked, 

 9 usually from same stalk. Hindwings with 8 or 7 veins, 4 and 

 5 stalked or coincident, normal veins 7 and 8 stalked, lower 

 median pectinated at base. 



Gen. 1. Calleeia, F. 



Antennae with a tooth of scales on basal joint, in male very 

 finely ciliated. Labial palpi in male moderate, ascending, in 

 female moderate, porrected. Forewings with hindmargin obtusely 

 projecting above anal angle ; with 12 veins, 7 and 8 stalked, 

 rising out of 9. Hindwings in male with 8 veins, 4 and 5 stalked, 

 rising out of 3, 7 and 8 stalked ; in female with 7 veins, 3 and 

 4 stalked, 6 and 7 stalk. 



melloneUa, L , Vol. III., 216. 



