of the Pyralidina of the European fauna. 477 



This family is an early offshoot of the immediate 

 ancestors of the Pyralidida. It is cosmopolitan, but 

 especially attached to warm countries. As mentioned 

 above, in courtesy to M. Kagonot, I do not propose to 

 enter into the classification of this and the following 

 family until his monograph is published. 



5. GALLEKIAD^. 



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

 Maxillary palpi more or less developed, not triangular. Fore 

 wings with vein 1 usually furcate at base, 4 and 5 closely approxim- 

 ated at base or stalked, 7 rising out of 8, 8 and 9 stalked. Hind 

 wings with defined pecten of hairs on lower margin of cell, veins 

 4 and 5 closely approximated at base or stalked or coincident, 7 

 out of 6 near origin, anastomosing with 8 or free. 



A small family, but nearly cosmopolitan. Like the 

 preceding, it is an early development from the ancestors 

 of the Pyralididce. 



6. CEAMBID^. 



Ocelli distinct or concealed, or rarely obsolete. Tongue well- 

 developed, or rarely obsolete. Labial palpi long, straight, por- 

 rected. Maxillary palpi well-developed, strongly triangularly 

 dilated with scales. Fore wings with vein 1 simple or obsoletely 

 furcate, 4 and 5 closely approximated at base or stalked, 7 separate 

 or out of 8, 8 and 9 stalked or rarely coincident. Hind wings with 

 defined pecten of hairs on lower margin of cell, veins 4 and 5 from 

 a point or stalked or coincident or rarely only approximated at 

 base, 7 out of 6 near origin or approximated or widely remote, 

 anastomosing with 8 or very rarely free. 



A family of considerable size and universal distribution. 

 The earliest existing form is probably Diptychojjhora, 

 which shows the aboriginal character of a well-marked 

 separation at origin of veins 4 and 5 of the hind wings ; 

 from this there are two lines of descent, one through 

 Talis to Ancylolomia, now represented by very few 

 species except in Australia, where Talis is dominant, 

 and the other through Euchromius to Cramhns. The 

 uniformity of the palpi in this family is very remarkable. 



