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an extra vein arising from 12 of the forewings, a primitive 

 Microptervgid character, would have settled it. It is, 

 however, a small giant in this family measuring 18 mm. 

 across. As no further material has come into my hands 

 since the first capture I propose to describe the genus and 

 species without further delay. 



Gen. Anomoses, nov. 



(avofxos, not according to rule ; ar^s, a moth.) 



Head with loosely spreading hairs. Antennae very short (J); 

 basal joint somewhat thickened, not tufted; each joint with a 

 whorl of short forwardly directed bristles from its base. Mandi- 

 bles not developed. Tongue obsolete (?). Labial palpi well 

 developed, about H, slender, porrect, with a few long hairs beneath. 

 Maxillary palpi long, folded. Legs rather stout and long, hairy; 

 tarsi proportionately long; middle tibiae with apical long hairs, 

 spurless; posterior tibiae with two pairs of long slender spurs, 

 first pair slightly beyond middle, second at apex. Forewings 

 with la obsolete, Ic obsolete {?), 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 apparently separ- 

 ate, the parting vein in cell well developed in its posterior | and 

 the fork which gives rise to 3 and 4 so obtuse as to appear con- 

 tinuous with discocellular, 7 and 8 stalked for a short distance, 

 7 to termen, 9 and 10 stalked nearly to wing margin, 11 from f, 

 12 giving off a short vein from its middle; length of cell about |. 

 Hindwings with similar neuration to forewing, but 2 and 3 more 

 closely approximated at base, parting vein in cell well developed 

 from base, stalking of 7 and 8 longer, 12 not giving off a branch 

 vein. 



The absence of mandibles and well-developed labial 

 palpi show that this genus belongs to Mr. Meyrick's sub- 

 family Eriocraninae {Eriocrania type species semipurpurella, 

 Stph.), although it resembles the Micropteryginae {Micro- 

 pteryx type species arunceUa, Scop.) in the absence of 

 spurs on middle tibiae. The neuration is specialised for 

 this group, especially in the reduction of the internal 

 veins, which resemble those of Mnesarclmea, but is primi- 

 tive in the presence of an extra vein arising from 12 as 

 occurs in all the recognised genera of Micropteryginae. 

 The additional vein arising as a branch from 11 present 

 in Mnemonica and Sabatinca is, however, absent. In the 

 long-stalking of veins 9 and 10 it approaches Eriocrania, 

 in which these veins are coincident, and is speciahsed as 



