of the Pyralidina of the Earopemi fauna. 485 



A genus of limited extent, but cosmopolitan ; more 

 species are known from Australia than any other region. 



siceliota, Z. 



pallidum, Z. 



73. OXYPTILI s, Z. 

 Face rounded, smooth or with smaU tuft ; ocelli obsolete ; tongue 

 developed. Antennae two-thu*ds, ia 3' filiform, simple or ciliated 

 (i — i). Labial palpi moderate, ascending, second joint with 

 appressed or projecting scales beneath, sometimes forming a short 

 angular apical tuft, terminal joint moderate, fihform, tolerably 

 acute. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Tibias thickened with scales on 

 origin of spurs, outer spurs nearly equal inner. Fore wings bifid, 

 cleft from about middle ; vein 2 from a point with 4, 3 and 4 

 stalked, 5 and 6 very short, 7 from below 8, long, 9 and 10 out of 8, 

 11 from near 8. Hind wings trifid, third segment with a well- 

 developed tooth of black scales in dorsal cilia ; vein 2 from middle 

 of cell, 3 from near angle, very short, 5 and 6 very short, 7 to 

 apex. 



This genus is especially characteristic of Europe, but 

 stragglers have spread thence into the surrounding 

 regions. 



latus, Z. marginelhis, Z. 



distans, Z. ericetonim, Z. 



tristis, Z. *macidatus, Const. 



Kollari, Stt. hieracii, Z. 



pilosellce, Z. teucrii, Greening. 



Hofinannseggii, Moschl. didaetylus, L. ; / hriinneo- 



parridactyliis, Hw. dactijlns, Mill. 



*Bohemanni, Wallgr. 



74. Platyptilia, Hb. 

 Face with projecting tuft of scales, rarely absent ; ocelli obsolete ; 

 tongue developed. Autenme two-thirds, in ^ ciliated (^ — 1). 

 Labial palpi rather long, obliquely ascending, second joint loosely 

 scaled, terminal jomt moderate, porrected, filiform. MaxiUary 

 palpi obsolete. Tibias simple or somewhat tufted on origin of 

 spurs and centre of middle tibiae, outer spurs nearly equal inner. 

 Fore wings bifid, cleft fi-om two-thirds to three-fourths ; vein 2 

 from much before angle, 3 from near angle, 5 and 6 short, 7 from 

 below 8, 8 and 9 stalked, 10 from near 9, 11 remote. Hind wings 

 trifid, third segment with well-developed tooth of black scales in 

 dorsal cilia ; vein 2 from middle of cell, o from near angle, 5 and 6 

 short, 7 and 8 divergent from beyond cleft. 



