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separate, parallel. Hind wings not broader (rarely some- 

 what broader) than fore wings, hind margin rounded. 



The family is universally distributed, but not very 

 numerously represented anywhere, being apparently 

 most plentiful in the Australian region. The following 

 is a classification of all the genera : — 



HlLAROGRAPHA, Z. SlMAETHIS, Leach. 



Choregia, Z. Choreutis, Hb. 



Hypertropha, M&yr. Millieria, Rag. 



Eupselia, Meyr. Glyphipteryx, Z. 



.ZEolocosma, Meyr. Apistomorpha, Meyr. 



Brenthia, Clem. Phryganostola, Meyr. 



Of the other genera included under the Gelechiidce in 

 Staudinger's Catalogue, Carposina, H-S., belongs to the 

 Conchylidce, as I have elsewhere pointed out. Blasto- 

 basis, Z., is in no way nearly related here, but belongs to 

 the neighbourhood of the Hyponomeutidee. Of Meta- 

 narsia, Stgr., Pterolonche, Z., Atremcea, Stgr., Epidola, 

 Stgr., and Alloclita, Stgr., I have not sufficient evidence 

 to fix the position, but they probably all belong to one 

 or other of the six families above enumerated. It will 

 be apparent also that von Heinemann and Wocke were 

 right in removing from this group Butalis, Tr., Pancalia, 

 Curt., Endrosis, Hb., and their allies. 



The following exotic genera are probably also referable 

 to these families, but I am not able to determine their 

 position for want of detail : — 



Dysgnorima, Z. Falculina, Z. 



Auxocrossa, Z. Chrysopora, Clem. 



Mesoptycha, Z. Helcystogramma, Z. 



MlXOGENES, Z. COPOCERCIA, Z. 



Menesta, Clem. Teratopsis, Wals. 



Four other genera, — Hermogenes, Z., Meridarchis, Z., 

 Dasycarea, Z., and Ecliptoloma, Z., — have also been 

 referred to the Gelechiidce ; but if the incomplete par- 

 ticulars given of their neuration are correct, they can 

 have no true affinity here. 



For the practical application of the family characters 

 given above, it must be observed that any two families 

 are not, as a rule, separated by the presence or absence 

 of a single character. Most commonly they are dis- 

 tinguished by at least three points, to each of which rare 



