478 Mr. E. Meyrick on the classification 



Tabulation of Genera. 



1. Fore wings with vein 7 rising out of 8 . . . . 2. 

 Fore wings with vein 7 separate , . . . . . 4. 



2. Hind wings with vein 7 rising out of 6 . . . . 3. 

 Hind wings with vein 7 widely remote .. .. 64. Ancylolomia. 



3. Ocelli concealed .. .. .. .. ..71. Calamotropha. 



Ocelli exposed, distinct . . . . . . . . 70. Ceambus. 



4. Hind wings with veins 4 and 5 separate at origin 66. Diptychophoea. 

 flind wings with veins 4 and 5 from a point or 



stalked . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 



5. Hind wings with vein 7 out of 6 or rarely closely 



approximated . . . . . . . . . . 6. 



Hind wings with vein 7 widely remote from 6 . . 65. Talis. 



6. Fore wings in .^ with somitiansparcnt patch in 



cell . , . . . . . . . . . . . . 67. EucHROMius. 



Fore wings in ^ without semitransparent patch 7. 



7. Face with conical horny projection . . . . 68. Chilo. 

 Face without projection 69. Platytes. 



64. Ancylolomia, Hb. 



Face rounded ; ocelli distinct ; tongue obsolete. Antennae two- 

 thirds, in (J flattened-dentate, ciliated (:^), or unipectinated. Labial 

 palpi long, porrected, clothed with loose rough scales, attenuated 

 forwards. Maxillary palpi moderate, triangularly dilated with 

 scales towards apex. Abdomen in ^ with moderate anal tuft. 

 Posterior tibiae with outer spurs one-half to two-thirds of inner. 

 Fore wings with veins 7 and 8 out of 9, 10 rather approximated to 

 9 towards base, 11 running into 12. Hind wings 1^ ; veins 4 and 5 

 closely approximated or stalked, 7 remote from 6, anastomosing 

 very shortly with 8. 



A small genus, ranging over South Europe, the Inclo- 

 Malayan region, and Africa. 

 contritella, Z. 

 tentacidella, Hb. 

 jpectinatella, 7i. 

 Hnornata, Stgr. 

 palpella, Schiff. 



65. Talis, Goi. 

 Face with horny projection ; ocelli distinct ; tongue developed. 

 Antennae two-thirds, in ^ dentate, ciliated or bipectinated. Labial 

 palpi long, porrected, dilated with loose rough scales, attenuated 

 forwards. Maxillary palpi moderate, triangularly dilated with 

 scales towards apex. Abdomen in ^ with moderate anal tuft. 



