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into joining them as somewhat aberrant members of the same subfamily. 

 Taking the ii-veined American species, almost every peculiarity pos- 

 sessed by them is found among the P/ivcilicLe. and even in the antennal 

 process there is an insensible inteigradalion into what is found in the 

 PhycitidtP. 



It is highly probable that too much importance has been given to 

 the possession by these insects of this peculiar antennal process. One 

 ought to be cautious in giving even generic weight to a secondary sexual 

 character, but when there is a gradation from a strong development into 

 ttie entire lack of the character, relationships should be sought for on 

 other grounds, and if possible in those which like the antennal process are 

 more or less peculiar, viz : the pencil-tufted maxillary palpi, the bitufted 

 antennx*, the erect recurved [)alpi, the cruss ridges tif scales on wings, 

 the costal fold beneath the fore wings, and the genital armature. Taking 

 all these characteristics we feel certain our American species are very 

 nearly related to the P/iyciliiLe antl that the}' connect these with the 

 Pyralidin.e though much ckiser to the former than the latter. 



The points of affinity to the PliYciiidce are not a few and even in 

 their widest difl'erences the two groups are strongly correllaled. 



In the ftalpi, antenna?, clypeus, ocelli, pencillate maxillary palpi, 

 venation, costal fold, viteous spot, scale ridges and general construction 

 of the genitalia the E,'dpaschiine agree with certain of the P/iydlidce, or, 

 what amounts to quite as much, the\- do not agree \\ith each other. 



The points of difference aie as follows : ist, the l)iloLied maxillary 

 palpi ; 2nd, the antcuMal process ; 3rd. the basal tuft on underside of 

 fore wings on inner margin ; 4th, the frenulum, single in (^, double in 

 Q ; 5th, the hair pectination of the lower median ve:n of the hind wings. 

 In all diese the Epipaschihice are distinct from the P/nr.didw. 



In most of these very peculiarities of tlie Efipascliiinac however, 

 there is an approach to the Phycilidac, or tlie tendency is found among 

 the Phycitidac. The bilobed maxillary palpi we Sjieak of as a difference 

 though it is by no means such. It is rather one of the most convincing 

 proofs ofclo.se relationship to the Phyciiidae \ for this ])eciiliarity, (jilier- ■ 

 wise so far as we know unique, is possessed bv some of the Phycilidae. 

 The bilobing is a modification of the two ultiiriaie membei"s in which 

 the last is set nt)t on the end but on the side of the one t)elow, and 

 generally near its base, so that in some instances the two members seem 

 to be almost set together on the summit of the antepenultimate member. 

 Among the Epipaschiinae there is some variation, for in Oneida hinulalis 

 the end member is above the middle of the one on which it is p'aced. 

 Among the Phycitidac in all cases of the hair pencilling of the maxillary 

 palpi examined by us, both the end members are pencilled, and there is 



