PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETING IfXC? 



The Carfosinidce may be known by the combination of obtuse palpi, 

 scaletufts on forcwings, and absence of vein 6 of hindwings ; I have 

 ten Indian species, a number which will no doubt be considerably 

 increased. The larva? arc believed to feed usually in berries, and should 

 be easy to collect ; it would seem however to be a disadvantageous 

 habit, as they must be liable to wholesale destruction by b^erry-eating 

 birds. 



The PhaloniaJrr are Tmiriciva which have vein 2 of forcwings rather 

 approximated to angle of cell, instead of widely remote as in the following 

 f;imilies ; they are principally interesting in India through their absence, 

 only three or four species being known. Yet the family is largely 

 developed in Europe, especially throughout the Mediterranean region, 

 and extends thence all down North and South America : its abrupt 

 termination on the frontier of India is a very striking feature. 



The Torlricidce proper are distinguished (not quite absolutely) from 

 the Eticosmidw by the absence of the cubital pecten of hairs on hind- 

 wings. Over 100 are known already, and they are probably most 

 numerous in the Himalayan region, where they will be largely increased. 

 The larvse are mostly leaf-rollers, and as they are often not at all parti- 

 cular as to foodplant, they are liable to be very destructive pests of 

 cultivated trees and slirubs. Owing to their versatility of habit, species 

 that have never hitherto been noticed as injurious are capable of 

 becoming suddenly dangerous. 



The Evcosmidce are very numerous and diversified in India, which 

 is probably the original centre of distribution of the family. I have 

 already about 250 forms. The larvse are very miscellaneous in habit, 

 some feeding on leaves, others in fruits, stems, or roots. The consi- 

 derable genus Lasjieyresia has a strong leaning to the pods of Legumi- 

 noser, which offer a large and promising field for larval research. 



The small family Cididanotidce is intermediate in characters between 

 the preceding and the Gh/phipterygido' ; it aj^pears to be mainly charac- 

 teristic of Ceylon, but there is one species from Assam. 



Coming now to the Tineina, the first four families are marked by 

 the sickle-shaped pointed palpi, smooth head, and stalking (or coinci- 

 dence) of 7 and 8 of forcwings, and are distinguished from one another 

 by the hindwings, which in the GelecMadcp, are trapezoidal with termen 

 more or less sinuate, 6 and 7 usually diverging ; in the CEcophoridce 

 elongate- ovate or ovate-lanceolate, G and 7 parallel ; in the Cosmop- 

 ierygida! lanceolate or linear, 6 and 7 diverging ; and inthe 31e(aclin )idid(B 

 are subtrapezoidal, with vein C absent. The pecten on the basal joint 

 of antenna is theoretically present, but in the Gelechiada is generally 

 absent. The GelccJuadcr, are abundantly developed in India (wliich 



