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1. Hind wings with vein 5 absent, represented by a fold Boarmiadce. 



.. u 1. present, entire .. ..2. 



2. Hind wings with vein 8 anastomosing with 7 to near 



end of cell, or rarely only connected with 7 by a 



bar near transverse vein .. .. .. .. Larentiada. 



Hind wings with vein 8 free, or anastomosing very 

 shortly with 7 near base only . . . . . . 3. 



3. Fore wings with vein 7 separate from [), stalked with 6 Microniada. 



,, „ ,, rising out of 9 . . .. ..4. 



4. Hind wings with vein 8 remote from 7, connected with 



it by a bar near base De.wiohathridce. 



Hind wings with vein 8 not connected with 7 by a bar 5. 



5. Fore wings with vein 10 rising out of 9 . . . . G. 



,, ., ,, not rising out of 9 . . . . (EnochromidcB. 



6. Fore wings with vein 11 anastomosing with 9 . . Acidaliadce. 



,, ,, ,, separate from 9 .. .. Geometridce. 



LARENTIADiE. 

 Fore wings : 10 anastomosing with 9, 11 out of or anastomosing 

 with 10. Hind wings : 5 present, 8 anastomosing with 7 from near 

 base to near transverse vein, or rai'ely only connected with 7 by a 

 bar near transverse vein. 



Pasiphila, Meyr. 

 Palpi porrected, roughly scaled. Antennae in male ciliated. 

 Fore wings with vein 6 from a point with or below 9, 7 from or 

 below angle of areole, 10 anastomosing strongly with 9, 11 out of 

 10, ranning shortly into 12. Hind wings with veins C and 7 

 stalked or sejiarate, 8 auastomosiug with 7 from near base to near 

 transverse vein. 



Only known from Australia and New Zealand, where 

 it replaces Eiipitliecia ; it is interesting to find the two 

 genera meeting here. 



1. Pasiphila lepta, n. s. 

 (?, 14 — 15 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and 

 legs whitish ochreous, somewhat mixed with dark fuscous ; antennae 

 with whorls of scales at apex of joints, very shortly ciliated (i) ; 

 posterior tibiae with outer spurs one-fourth of inner. Fore wings 

 moderate, triangular, hind margin gently rounded, slightly waved ; 

 vem G from below 9 ; whitish ochreous, with numerous curved 

 waved slightly darker lines, sometimes slightlj- mixed with blackish ; 

 a more distinct blackish line near base ; a tine blackish irregularly 

 dentate line at one-third ; a waved black line about three-fifths. 



