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Mr. E. Meyrick on the classification 



BOTYDID^. 



Fore wings with veins 8 and 9 stalked, 7 separate, 10 separate, 

 or rarely stalked with 9 or 11. Hind wings with vein 6 from 

 upper angle of cell, 7 stalked or from same point with 6, anasto- 

 mosing with 8 or rarely free ; lower median naked, or rarely with 

 tolerably defined pectination towards base. Abdomen in male with 

 valves exserted or retracted ; no claspers ; uncus obsolete. 



The following is a tabulation of the genera given : — 



1 a. Antenna at least as long as fore wings. 

 2rt. Anterior tibia3 of male with long dense hairs be- 

 neath. 

 3 a. Antennfc in male simple . . . . . . . . Phalangiodes. 



3 Z>. ,, ,, strongly ciliated .. .. Rhimphalea. 



2b. ,, ,, not hairy .. .. .. Euclasta. 



1 h. Antennse shorter than fore wings. 



2 a. Terminal joint of palpi triangularly scaled. 



3 a. Patagia in male terminating in a long tuft . . Pelecyntis. 



3 h. ,, normal. 



4 a. Antennse in male ciliated with tufts (2) . . . . Tetracona. 

 Ah. ,, ,, evenly ciliated (I) .. .. Hellula. 



2 h. ,, ,, not triangularly dilated. 



3a. Antennae in male bent above middle, with tuft of 



scales. 

 4a. Antennae in male with a tuft of scales on back of 



bend . . . . . . . . . . . . Semioceros. 



4 h. Antennse in male with a streak of scales in bend 



beneath . . . . . . . . . . . . Proternia. 



3 h. Antennffi in male not bent or tufted. 



4o. Antenna3 in male excavated above base, with an 

 erect i^r ejection of scales. 



5 a. Palpi porrected, triangularly scaled .. .. Pachyarches. 

 5 h. PaljDi curved, ascending, terminal joint slender, 



erect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zinckenia. 



4 h. Palpi curved, not excavated or with basal pro- 



jection. 



5 a. Forehead with distinct horny projection. 



fio. Tongue obsolete .. .. .. .. .. Sedenia. 



6h. ,, well developed. 



7 a. Spurs of posterior tibi^ unusually short . . . . Sceliodes. 



7 b. ,, ,, ,, normal. 



8 a. Hind wings broader by one-half than fore wings Tritcea. 



8 b. ,, about as broad as fore wings. 



9 a. Anal valves exserted. 



10 a. Antennae in male strongly ciliated (IJ) . . 

 10 6. ,, ,, moderately ciliated (i—i) 



db. ,, ,, retracted. 



Proteroeca. 

 Eurycreon. 



