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Scioptera, Rbr., of which plumistrella is undoubtedly the type (being 

 the only species named by Kambur). If, therefore, schiffermilleri and 

 plumistrella were really congeneric, it is clear that Scioptera, Ebr., 

 would fall before Leptopterix, Hb., but Speyer, Kambur and Standfuss 

 are agreed that these belong to different groups, hence schiffermilleri is 

 properly referred to Leptopterix and plumistrella to Scioptera, Ebr. 



The work of the authors already considered evidently gives us the 

 following generic titles, for application to the Oreopsychid species: 



Phalacropterix, Hb. (cir. 1825), with muscella, Hb., as type. 

 Oreopsyche, Speyer (1865), with tabanella, Brd., as type. 

 Ptilocephala, Ebr. (1866), with angustella, H.-S. (atra, Esp.), as type. 

 Hyalina, Rbr. (1866), with albida, Esp., as type. 

 Scioptera, Rbr. (1866), with plumistrella, Hb., as type. 



Leptopterix, Hb. (cir. 1825), with schiffermilleri, Staud. (hirsutella, W.V.), as 

 type. 



Standfussia, n. gen., with tenella, Hb., as type. 



As we have said, Speyer notifies his section 2 as being typical of 

 Oreopsyche. This Rambur subdivides, calling the first part typical 

 Ptilocephala and citing atra, Esp. (=angustella, H.-Sch.), as the type, 

 leaving the second part (tabanella and kahri) unnamed. We suspect, 

 therefore, that tabanella remains the type of Oreopsyche, Speyer. We 

 do not propose to enter further into the matter here, now that we have 

 shown what genera are available for the tribe. The grouping appears 

 to fall roughly, according to these authors, as follows : 



Hyalina — vesubiella, albida and its var. lorquiniella, millieriella, malvinella 

 and its var. abencerragella, leschenaulti and its var. nigricans, silphella. 



Phalacropterix — muscella. 



Oreopsyche — pyrenaella ( = tabanella), kahri. 



Ptilocephala — angustella, H.-Sch. (atra, Esp.) siculella, sicheliella, fulminella, 

 mediterranea, gondebautella, atra, Linn. (=plumifera, Ochs.). 



Leptopterix — schiffermilleri. 



Scioptera — plumistrella. 



Standfussia — tenella, zermattensis. 



Wallengren in 1869 grouped the Oreopsychids (i.e., Phalacropte- 

 rygids) into one genus, which he terms Carchesiopsyche and defines 

 as " costa subcostalis alarum posticarum omnino nulla." The species 

 included are, plumifera, muscella, angustella, plumistrella, and schiffer- 

 milleri (Jtirsutella, W. V.), all of which are provided with earlier 

 generic names. 



The Oreopsychids resemble the Psychidi in having no anterior 

 tibial spine and in the possession of well-scaled antennal pectinations. 

 The latter are very long in the Oreopsychids and the neuration is 

 somewhat more specialised, and like most of the tribal divisions of the 

 Psychids — some of the genera consist of species with wide, delicate wings, 

 others containing more robust species with shorter, stouter wings, but 

 often almost unclothed. Speyer says that the Oreopsychids are essen- 

 tially confined to the mountains — several (Leptopterix schiffermilleri, 

 Ptilocephala angustella (atra), Scioptera plumistrella, and Standfussia 

 tenella) dwell on the high alps up to the limits of perpetual snow, the 

 males flying in the morning sunshine. Their home is predominantly in 

 southern Europe, but Plialacropterix muscella reaches Livonia (teste 

 Lienig) and Ptilocephala plumifera (which has proved to be the atra of 

 Linne) has been taken at Wolfhagen in Gelderland by Snellen. 



According to Heylaerts the Empedopsychids or Psychidi consist of 

 three very distinct groups, which he refers to Meyalophanes, Heyl., 



