PLUTELLIDAE 



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This family is now of only moderate extent, and contains no 

 dominant genera ; it would seem to have been in great measure 

 su})planted by its derivatives. Its characters, as usual in 

 very early groups except when isolated, are somewhat un- 

 defined and fluctuating. Although nowhere very prominent, 

 it is relatively more numerous in Australia, New Zealand, and 

 oceanic islands than elsewhere. 



Larva more or less elongate, with 10 prologs ; usually 

 feeding in a slight web on leaves or seeds, seldom mining. 

 Pupa with segments 9-11 free, sometimes also 8 and in c? 12 : 

 usually not protruded from cocoon in emergence. 



An exotic genus is introduced (in brackets) into the 

 diagram, to explain the phylogcny ; but the British genera 

 in any case give only an inadecjuate notion of the family. 



PnvLOGENV OF Pluteijadae. 



Atemelia 



Prays 

 Yiionoineiita Orthotaelia Cerostoma 



riutella Eidopbasia Cllypliipteryx 



[.Saptha] 



Clioreutis 



Simaethls 



Tabulation of (/eneea. 



1. Hind wings with 4 absent . . .2. 



,, ,, all veins present . . 4. 



2. Forewings with 7 and 8 stalked . . . .3. 



„ ,,7 and 8 separate 3. Yponomeuta. 



3. Labial palpi moderately long, subascending 2. Prays. 



,, short, drooping . . .1. Atemelia. 



4. Antennae thickened with scales towards base 



7. ElDOPHASIA. 



,, not thickened with scales . . 5. 



5. Hiudwings with 6 and 7 stalked . . 5. Cerostoma. 



,, ,, separate . .6. 



G. Antennae in S ciliated with long fascicles . 7. 



„ shortly ciliated . . .8. 



