NO. 3591 MICROLEPIDOPTERA, XIV — CLARKE 3 



7 to termen just below apex. Hindwing with 8 veins; 2 remote from 

 3; 3 and 4 connate; 4, 5, and 6 about equidistant, well separated. 

 Abdomen spined. 



Male genitalia figured from slide JFGC no. 11257. 



The proper generic placement of this species must await exhaustive 

 studies in southern hemisphere Oecophoridae. 



Hyponomeutidae 

 Eucalliathlaf new genus 



Type-species: Aecophora candidella Blanchard, 1852 in Gay, 

 Historia fisica y politica de Chile, Zoologica, vol. 7, p. 109. 



Head smooth except posteriorly; face smooth; oceUi absent; tongue 

 well developed; maxillary palpus obsolete. Antenna with pecten on 

 scape. Labial palpus long, slender; second segment with sUghtly 

 rough scaling beneath; third segment slightly longer than second, 

 acute. Posterior tibia smooth-scaled. Forewing with 12 veins, all 

 veins separate; stigma present; 2 from angle of cell; 2 to 10 approxi- 

 mate; 11 from slightly before middle of cell; accessory cell present. 

 Hindwing with 8 veins; 3 and 4 connate; 5 and 6 long stalked; 6 and 

 7 nearly parallel. Female genitalia with signum. Male unknown. 



This genus is closely allied to Calliathla Meyi'ick but differs from 

 it by the absence of ocelH, smooth head and face, the close proximity 

 of veins 2, 3, and 4 of forewing and the connate condition of veins 3 

 and 4 of hindwing. In addition, the third segment of labial palpus 

 is longer than the second in Eucalliathla but shorter than second in 

 Calliathla. 



In describing Calliathla, Meyrick stated: "Hindwings ... 5 to 7 

 nearly parallel." This is not the case; 5 and 6 are stalked, and 6, 7, 

 and 8 are nearly parallel. 



Eucalliathla candidella (Blanchard), new combination 



Figure 2 



Aecophora candidella Blanchard, 1852, in Gay, Historia fisica y politica de Chile, 

 Zoologica, vol. 7, p. 109. 



The type of this small species, in very good condition, is glued by 

 the left side to a piece of celluloid. I removed one pair of wings and 

 the abdomen to make the necessary preparations so the species could 

 be placed properly. The remaining wings are in excellent condition 

 with the upper surfaces exposed. Both wings are shiny white, the 

 forewing with a slight tinge of ocherous. 



Female genitalia and wing venation figured from slide JFGC no. 

 11263. 



