124 AUSTRALIAN THYRIDIDAE AND PYEALIDAE 



jj. Palpi porrect. 

 K. Maxillary palpi minute ... 25. Ancylosis. 

 KK. Maxillary palpi well developed, ending 



in a pencil-shaped hair-tuft 26. Hi/per/fii/phia. 

 Gen. 11. Ernophthora. 

 Enwphthom, Meyr., Tr. E.S., 1887, p. 268. 



If ERNOPHTHORA PHOENICIAS. 



Krnoiihthom phoenicias, Meyr., Tr. E.S., 1887, p. 268. 



Q. 



Gen. 12. Ephestia. 



Kphemtia, Gn., Eur. Microlep., p. 81. Meyr., Brit. Lep., p. 

 372. Hmps., Moths Ind. iv., p. 66. 



The species of this and the following genus feed on maize, 

 dried fruits, etc., and appear to be of world-wide distribution. 



EPHESTIA ELUTELLA. 



cliUeUa, Hb. 



Ephestia elutella, Meyr., Brit. Lep., p. 373. P.L.S.N.S.W. 

 1878, p. 215. 



N.S.W., Sydney, Cooma. V., Gisborne. W.A., Perth, 

 Gerald ton. 



EPHESTIA FICULELLA. 



ficiilella, Barrett. 



I'lphestiancnieUa, Meyr., Brit. Lep., p. 373, P.L.S.N.S.W., 

 1880, p. 234. 



I think Eiiheatia cauteUa, Wlk. (Hmps., Moths Ind. iv., p. 

 66) is the same species. 



Q., Brisbane ; infesting dried maize. W.A., Northampton. 

 Carnarvon. 



if EPHESTIA CAHIRITELLA. 



cti/iiritelht, Zcl. 



E,]ihestiti oihiritellti, Meyr., Brit. Lep., p. 373. 



Gen. 13. Plodia. 

 Plodiii, Gn., Meyr., Brit. Lep., p. 371. 



PLODIA INTERPUNCTKLLA. 



iiiterinoietella, Hb. 



I'lodid inter puncteJ la, Meyr., Brit. Lep., p. 372. P.L.S.N.S.W. 



1878, p. 216. 



Q., Brisbane. N.S.W., Sydney. Infesting dried maize, 



currants, etc. 



Gen. 14. Ecbletodes, »"»•. 



eK(3X'r]To>8-q<;, of unattractive appearance. 



Face Hat. Tongue well developed. Palpi rather long, 

 slender, recurved, ascending, reaching vertex; second joint long, 

 terminal joint very short. Antennae of <? unknown, of ? 



