1898.] OF THE SUBFAMILY PTRArSTIN.E. 593 



OrtliorapMs having the 2nd joint porrect, the 3rd upturned, 

 whilst all the others have the 2nd joint upturned, the 3rd being 

 porrect in the group of genera of which Leucinodes and Glyphodes 

 are typical. 



Of the group with regularly upturned palpi, Lygropia is the 

 most primitive, with the 3rd joint obtuse and naked and vein 7 

 of fore wing straight : from it arose («) genera with vein 7 of 

 fore wing curved and approximated to 8, 9, of which Sylepta and 

 Botyodes are typical examples ; (6) genera with a small triangular 

 tuft of hair in front of 3rd joint of palpi, as in Nacoleia, giving 

 rise to forms with longer palpi such as Nosopliora, with annulate 

 antennae such as Syngamia, with vein 8 of hind wing anastomosing 

 with 7 almost to the apex as in Cnaplialocrocis, and to forms with 

 the triangular 3rd joint set on at an angle as in Agrotera ; 

 (c) genera with the palpi conically scaled and tapering to apex, of 

 which Dichocrocis, Nevrina, and Gaprinia are typical, Filodes with 

 long antennsB, and Macaretcera with the median nervure loosely 

 pectinate and 4, 5 stalked, 4 being almost obsolete in male, being 

 terminal branches ; (d) a group of genera with the 3rd joint of 

 palpi long and acuminate, of which Tabidia, Entephria, and 

 Sufetula are typical, giving rise to a group with the median nervure 

 loosely pectinate as in Lipocosma and Sympliysa, Homophysa and 

 Psephis being terminal branches with veins 10, 11 of fore wing 

 stalked, the latter having the maxillary palpi dilated with scales. 



The present paper completes the classification of the subfamilies 

 of Pyralidce ; the Cramhince and Schcenohiance were published in 

 the P. Z. S. for 1895 ; the Chrysaugince in the P. Z. S. for 1897 ; 

 Epipachiance, EndotricMiice, and Pyralince in the Trans. Ent. Soc. 

 for 1896, and the Hydrocampince in the Trans. Ent. Soc. for 

 1897; whilst the Galleriancc, Anerastiance, nnd Phycitince have been 

 classified by E. L. Eagonot in the Eomanoff' Memoires, vols, vii., 

 viii., the latter volume, edited by myself after his death, being in 

 the press. The allied family TJiyrididce also has been classified by 

 me in the P. Z. S. for 1897, and the series will, I hope, be completed 

 by a supplementary paper of additions and corrections now in 

 preparation. 



The use of the blocks from vol. iv. of the Moths in the ' Pauna 

 of British India ' has been kindly sanctioned by the Secretary of 

 State for India. Examples of numerous new species have been 

 presented to the British Museum, for purposes of description in 

 this paper, by Mr. W. Schaus, Mr. H. J. Elwes, the Hon. W. 

 Eothschild, aiid types have been lent by them. Prof. Poulton of 

 the Oxford Museum, Mr. Herbert Druce, and many others. 



As in the other papers of the series, the mark t indicates that 

 the type is in the British Museum, a * that the species is not in 

 the Museum ; whilst at the end of the genera are lists of the 

 species I have been unable to examine and the classification of 

 which is uncertain. When it is stated that the types are in 

 Coll. Eothschild and B.M., the type is in the former collection, a 

 co-type in the latter. 



