l'.\M. TORTRICIDrK 67 



withoul basal pecten: 3 arid 4 remoie, ncarly parallel, 4 from anglc. 5 approxiinated to 4 at base. 6 and 

 7 stalked. 



Remarks. — Aii interestiiig forin. conelated witii Penniea. 



Geographical distribution of species. — Aiistralian. 



Larva a true gall-producer, converting a terminal shoot iiUo a large irregular gall, withiii which 

 it feeds. 



Foodplants Myrtaceae. 



I. P. styphelana, Meyrick, Proc. I,inii. Soc. .M. S. Wales,Vol. 6, p. 423 (iSHi). Austialia. 



— Pl. 2, Fig. 20. 



80. Genus MICTONEURA, Meyrick 



IVlictoneura. Meyrick, Proc. Linn. Snc. N. S Wales, Vol. 6, p. 4U)(i88i). — fyp*^ : M . Jiexani- 

 mana, Meyrick. 



Characters. — .\ntennae in cf deiitate, moderatei\ ciliated, basal joint with apical scale-tooth 

 anteriorly. Palpi long, porrected, second joint above with projecting scales diminishing to apex. terminai 

 joint in (^ moderate, in 9 'oii&- Thorax with crest. Forewings with tufts of scales. without costal fokl ; 

 3 from angle, 7 to termriii, 8 and q stalked, closely approximated to 7 at base. Hindwings without basal 

 pecten; 3 and 4 connate or short-stalked, S approximated to 4 at base, 6 and 7 closelv approximated 

 towards base. 



Remarks. — Closely approaching the primitive lype of the tamily: the unusual character of the 

 stalked veins 8 and q in the forewings occurs also in the Eucosmid genus Articolla. to which it is in fact 

 nearly allied. 



Geographical distribution of species. — Australian. 

 Larva unknown. 



I. M.flexanimana, Meyrick. Proc. Linn.Soc. N. S.Wales,Vol. b.p.42o( 1881). E. .A.ustralia. 



— PL 2, Fig. 21 . 



