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cident) veins 7 and 8 of the forewings, both terminating on the costal 

 edge above apex. 



I am disposed to regard this family as nearest to and derived from 

 the Gelechiidae, rather than from the CEcophoridae as suggested by 

 Mr. Meyrick. 



The genera Pseudastasia Walsingham, Scelorthus Busck, Embola 

 Walsingham, Lithariapteryx Chambers, Lamprolophus Busck, Heli- 

 odines Stainton, and Mtole Chambers, included in the Lavernida in 

 the Biologia Centrali-Americana, must be excluded from the present 

 family. 



The genus Homaledra Busck is rightly included, but the species 

 described on p. 9 in the above-mentioned work as H. knabi, and the 

 type of which is in U. S. Nat. Mus., is on further study found to 

 belong to the genus Batrachedra Stainton, which is not Cosmo- 

 pterygid, but related to Coleophora Hiibner. 



URANGELA, new genus 



Labial palpi long, sickle-shaped ; second joint with strong, pointed 

 tuft; terminal joint slender, pointed, fully as long as second. An- 

 tennae less than the length of the forewing; basal joint slender, 

 smooth, without pecten. Forewings long and narrow ; apex attenu- 

 ate ; with raised scales ; 12 veins ; 7 and 8 out of 6 ; 5 out of 6 ; cell open 

 between 8 and 9. Hindwings very narrow, linear ; veins 6 and 7 

 stalked; cell open; subdorsal vein not branched. Posterior tibiae 

 hairy. 



Closely related to Cosmopteryx, which it strongly suggests in 

 general habitus, but differing in the tufted labial palpi; and the 

 degraded venation of the hind wing. 



This genus would appear to be allied to or possibly even identi- 

 cal with the Australian genus Trachydona Meyrick, but not possess- 

 ing specimens of this genus, I prefer to err on the safe side, consider- 

 ing the improbability of such identity. 



Genotype : Urangela pygmcea, new species. 



URANGELA PYGM-flEA, new species 



Tuft on second joint of labial palpi black; terminal joint silvery. 

 Face silvery, strongly iridescent. Antennae dark brown with a broad 

 white band at apical third. Head and thorax black with strong 

 metallic reflections ; two silvery, metallic, longitudinal lines on head 

 and patagiae. Forewings black with a violet sheen ; a strongly 

 iridescent metallic line from base to the middle of the cell; three 



