FAM. GELECHIAD/E 
Characters. — Head smooth ; ocelli posterior; tongue developed. Antennae 2/3 — 4/5, in c 
simple or ciliated, basal joint elongate, with dense strong pecten. Labial palpi rather long, curved, 
ascending, second joint more or less rough-scaled or expanded with projecting scales beneath towards 
apex, terminal joint shorter than second, sometimes very short, slightly thickened, roughened anteriorly, 
pointed. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae clothed with long 
hairs above and beneath. Forewings with 154urcate, 2 remote, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, seldom 7 and 
8 out of 6, or 6 out of 7 near base, 11 from middle. Hindwings under r, narrow-trapezoidal, termen 
abruptly or acutely emarginate beneath acutely produced apex, cilia 2-4 ; 3 and 4 rather approximated, 
5 tolerably parallel, 6 and 7 rather approximated towards base. 
Remarks. — There is some variability of structure, but the genus forms a natural whole and 
does not need subdivision. The curious hindwings often afford good specific characters, in the more 
pronounced forms having the apical projection very long or the subapical excision so deep that the 
wing appears to form a prominence below it. 
Geographical distribution of species. — At present 43 species are known, of which number 
there are 11 African, 3 European, 1 Asia Minor, 1 Indian, 26 Australian, and 1 New Zealand. This is a 
singular distribution ; as the species are generally small, inconspicuous, and retired in habit, it may be 
modified by future discoveries, but is probably explicable as follows ; the species have a distinct predi- 
lection for arid and xerophytic regions, and it seems likely that Indian collectors have been disposed to 
neglect country of this character, on the mistaken assumption that it is unproductive, and that the genus 
will ultimately prove to be fairly represented in India, which should be its original home. 
Larva sometimes apodal, usually feeding in galls on stems, but the New Zealand species is a 
leaf-miner. ! 
Foodplants CAenopodiaceae, Tamaricaceae ; the New Zealand species on Olearia (Compositae). 
Asia Minor. 
I. A. mirabella, Staudinger, Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. Vol. 15, p. 317 (1880). 
2. A. halimilignella, Walsingham, Ent. M. Mag. Vol. 40, p. 269 (1904). Algeria. 
acutella, Chrétien, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. p. 165 (1908). 
3. A. echiochilonella, Chrétien, Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. p. 201 (1908). Algeria. 
4. A. leucoglypta, Meyrick, Exot. Microlep. Vol. 2, p. 117 (1918). India. 
5. A. albiramis, Meyrick, ibidem, Vol. 3, p. 5: (1923), Egypt. 
6. A. alphitodes, Meyrick, Ent. M. Mag. Vol. 27, p. 56 (1891). Algeria. 
7. A. anisaula, Meyrick, Exot. Microlep. Vol. 2, p. 424 (1921). N. Australia. 
8. A. thyellias, Meyrick, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales,Vol. 29, p 262(1904). Victoria. 
9. A. delochorda, Lower, Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Australia, Vol. 42, p. 237 (1918). S. Australia. 
10. A. lemurella, Meyrick, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales,Vol.29, p. 262 (1904). New South Wales. 
11. A. niphaula, Meyrick, ibidem, Vol. 29, p. 263 (1904). Tasmania. 
I2. A. hexagramma, Meyrick, Exot. Microlep. Vol. 2, p. 424 (1921). Queensland. 
13. A. leucogaea, Meyrick, Ann. Transv. Mus. Vol. 8, p. 65 (1921). Rhodesia. 
I4. A. fsychrodes, Meyrick, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales,Vol.29,p.263 (1904). New South Wales. 
I5. A. leptoconia, Turner, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensl. Vol. 31, p. 110 (1919). New South Wales. 
16. A. miarodes, Meyrick, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.Wales,Vol.29, p. 263 (1904). S. E. Australia, 
: bsolosticta, Turner, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensl. Vol. 31, p. 109 (1919). 'Tasmania. 
17. A. allithermella, Walsingham, Ent. M. Mag. Vol. 39, p. 265 (1903). S. France, Spain. 
18. A. hinkerella, Snellen, Tijdschr. v. Ent. Vol. 19, p. 23, pl. 1 (1875). Holland, N. Germany. 
19. A. undina, Meyrick, Ann. Transv. Mus. Vol. 8, p. 64 (1921). Rhodesia. 
20. A. cirrhaea, Meyrick, ibidem, Vol. 4, p. 190 (1914). 'Transvaal. 
21. A. autoleuca, Meyrick, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, Vol.29.p 264(1904). Victoria. 
22. A. tamaricicola, Walsingham, Ent. M. Mag. Vol. 47, p. 190 (1911). Algeria. 
23. A. cryolopha, Meyrick, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales,Vol.29,p.265(1904). NN. Queensland. 
