468 Mr. E. Meyrick on the dassificntion 



vein 7 from near 9, 8 and 9 stalked, 10 tolerably remote, 11 some- 

 times anastomosing with 12. Hind wings 1 or over 1 ; veins 4 and 

 5 somewhat approximated at base, 7 closely approximated to or 

 out of 6 near origin, anastomosing with 8 to one-fifth to one-third. 



Very closely allied to the preceding, and equally 

 cosmopolitan. 



pnelata, Sc. 

 cinerea, Tr. 



50. AcENTROPUs, Curt. 



Face rounded, vertical ; ocelli distinct ; tongue absent. Antennae 

 two-thirds, in ^ filiform, ciliated (i). Labial palpi moderately 

 long, porrected, dilated with rough projecting scales towards apex. 

 Maxillary palpi very short, loosely scaled. Abdomen in ^ without 

 anal tuft. Posterior tibiae with all spurs short and slender. Fore 

 wings with vein 7 from near 9, 8 and 9 stalked, 10 tolerably 

 remote. Hind wings 1 ; veins 4 and 5 approximated at base, 

 7 out of 6 near origin (but very faint and nearly obsolete at origin), 

 anastomosing with 8 to beyond middle. Wings in ? sometimes 

 much abbreviated or aborted. 



Certainly a development of the preceding, from which 

 it differs but little ; a very small genus, characteristic of 

 Europe, but possibly overlooked elsewhere. I do not 

 know why there should ever have been any doubt about 

 its position if structure is attended to, as it is perfectly 

 clear. The statement that the tibiae have no spurs, 

 originally implied by Curtis's generic name, and repeated 

 by Heinemann and others, is perhaps responsible ; but 

 it is quite erroneous, as they are distinctly developed, 

 although very slender. I am not quite certain about 

 the common origin of veins 6 and 7 of hind wings, as 

 these veins become so very faint towards their base as 

 to be hardly traceable, but the point cannot be of much 

 importance here, as in Scirpopliaga both forms are found 

 sometimes in the same species. 



nircus, 01. ; Garnonsii, Curt. ; Hansoni, Stph. 



latipennis, Moschl. 



newce, Kol. 



2. MUSOTIMID^. 

 Ocelli distinct or obsolete. Tongue well-developed. Maxil- 

 lary palpi well-developed. Fore wings with vein 7 out of 8 or 

 separate, 8 and 9 stalked. Hind wings without defined pecten of 



