FAM. GELECHIAD/E 37 
Characters, — Head with appressed scales; ocelli posterior; tongue developed. Antennae 4/5, 
in gf simple or ciliated, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint 
with short rough apical tuft beneath, terminal joint as long as second, with rough scales anteriorly 
throughout. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae clothed with hairs 
above Forewings with r? furcate, 2 and 3 parallel, 7 and 8 stalked, 6 sometimes out of 7 near base, 7 to 
costa, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, elongate-trapezoidal, apex pointed, produced, termen emarginate, 
cilia 2 1/2-3; 3 and 4 remote, parallel, 5 nearer 6, 6 and 7 rather approximated towards base. 
Remarks. — 4A derivative of Aristotelia., 
Geographical distribution of species. — Australian. 
Larva unknown. 
1. D. orthodesma, Lower, Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Australia, Vol. 25, p. 79 (1901). New South Wales. 
2. D. marmorea, Lower, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, Vol. 24, p. 96(1899). New South Wales. 
3. D. heliochares, Lower, ibidem, Vol. 25, p. 417 (1900). South Australia. 
acroxantha, Lower, Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Australia, Vol. 25, p. 78 (1901). 
4. D. triphora, Lower, ibidem, Vol. 44, p. 67 (1920) (friphera). South Australia. 
29. GENUS STEREOMITA, BRAUN 
Stereomita, Braun, Ent. News, Philad. Vol. 33, p. 43(1922). — Type : S. androfogonis, Braun. 
Characters. — Head smooth. Antennae nearly t, subserrate, basal joint long, slender. Labial 
palpi long, recurved, second joint thickened with scales beneath and slightly tufted, terminal joint as 
long as second, thickened with scales towards middle, acute. Maxillary palpi short, appressed to tongue. 
Posterior tibiae rough-haired above. Forewings with 1? furcate, 2 from angle, 3 absent, 4 and 5 connate, 
nearer 6, 7 and 8 out of 6, 7 to costa, 9 remote, 11 from beyond middle. Hindwings 1/2, apex produced, 
termen emarginate : 2-5 remote, 5 nearer 6, 6 and 7 very short-stalked. 
Remarks. — Perhaps related to Megacraspedus; there is marked superficial resemblance to 
Batrachedra. 
Geographical distribution of species. — North American. 
Larva feeding in inflorescence of grass. 
Foodplant Andropogon (Gramineae). 
1. S. andropogonis, Braun, Ent. News, Philad. Vol. 33, p. 44 (1922). Ohio. 
30. GENUS PTYCERATA, ELY 
Ptycerata, Ely, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. Vol. 12, p. 69 (1910). — Type : P. Pusckella, Ely. 
Characters. — Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint with projecting tuft of scales beneath, 
terminal joint slender, acute. Forewings with 2 from towards angle, 7 and 8 out of 6, 7 to costa, 11 from 
middle. Hindwings under r, elongate-trapezoidal, termen emarginate; 3 and 4 separate, 6 and 7 connate. 
Remarks. — I have not seen this genus, which seems allied to the preceding. 
