PHYCITIDAE 363 



13. Maxillary palpi of < with long hair-pencil . 14. 



without hair-pencil 15. CATEREMXA. 



14. Antennae in <$ with scale-tuft above base . 3. PEMPELIA. 



,, without scale-tuft 2. GYMNANCYLA. 



15. Labial palpi porrected . . . .16. 



,, ,, ascending . . . .17. 



16. Cell of hindwings reaching J . 7. HYPOCHALCIA. 



nearly reaching middle 6. EPISCHNIA. 



17. Antennae in <$ with tuft in sinuation above base. 18. 



without such structure . . 20. 



18. Maxillary palpi in <$ with long hair-pencil 4. SALEBRIA. 



,, without hair-pencil . .19. 



19. Cell of hindwings not reaching J . .9. PHYCITA. 



nearly reaching middle 



10. NEPHOPTERYX. 



20. Forewings with 4 and 5 stalked . .18. MYELOIS. 



,, 4 and 5 approximated . .21. 



21. Cell of hindwings reaching J . 8. DIORYCTRIA. 



reaching middle 19. EURHODOPE. 



1. ANERASTIA, Hb. 



Face with rounded horny prominence. Tongue short. 

 Antennae in $ shortly ciliated, with roughened sinuation above 

 base. Labial palpi long, straight, porrected, second joint densely 

 scaled, rough above, terminal moderate, obtuse. Maxillary palpi 

 rudimentary. Forewings : 5 absent. Hindwings : cell not 

 reaching middle, 3 and 4 stalked, 5 absent, 7 closely approximated 

 to 8 to middle. 



A genus of rather limited extent, but very generally 

 distributed in warmer regions. It forms part of a group of 

 allied genera, principally occurring within the tropics, whose 

 development originates from Salebria. Imago with forewings 

 narrow, costa moderately arched. 



1. A. lotella, lib. 19-25 mm. Forewings whitish-ochreous 

 or pale ochreous, usually somewhat reddish -tinged ; veins 

 sometimes paler, often sprinkled with fuscous or dark fuscous ; 

 an evenly broad costal streak sometimes paler or distinctly 

 rosy-whitish ; often two indistinct fuscous transversely placed 

 discal dots. Hindwings ochreous-grey-whitish to light grey. 



England to York, E. Ireland, mainly on sandy coasts, local ; 

 C. Europe, WC. Asia to Turkestan ; 7. Larva pale orange- 

 yellow ; dorsal line faintly reddish ; head pale reddish-brown : 

 in a tubular case covered with sand, amongst stem -bases of 



