FAM. GRACILARIAD.F i3 



porrected. Middle and posterior tibia? and tarsi clothed with spiny hairs, tending to form tufts. Forewings 

 narrowly elongate-lanceolate; 3 absent, 4 absent, 8 absent, 11 absent. Hindwings one-half, linear, 

 cilia 5 ; 3 absent, 6 absent. 



A development of Phrixosceles, with reduced neuration. 



Early stages unknown. 



Geographical distribution of species. — Confined to West Indian Islands. 

 1. 5. spinosa, Walsingham, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 14S (1897). W. Indies. 



6. Genus PHRIXOSCELES, Meyrick 



Phrixosceles. Meyrick, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. Vol. 18, p. 814 (1908). — Type : P. trochosticha , 

 Meyrick. 



Characters. — Head smooth. Antenna; over 1. basal joint moderately elongate. Labial palpi 

 long, curved, slender, smooth, terminal joint rather shorter than second, pointed. Maxillary palpi short, 

 filiform, porrected. Middle and posterior tibiae and two or three joints of tarsi above with rough 

 projecting bristly scales. Forewings very narrowly elongate, pointed; 2 and 3 tending to be obsolete at 

 origin, 8 absent, 11 from near base. Hindwings one-half, linear, cilia 6; 6 and 7 closely approximated. 



A modification of Acrocercops. 



Early stages unknown. 



Geographical distribution of species. — Indo-Malayan, extending into Australia. 



1. P. literaria, Meyrick, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. Vol. 18, p. 814 (1908). Ceylon. 



2. P. campsigrapha, Meyrick, ibidem, p. 814 (1908). — Plate, Tig. 6. Ceylon. 



3. P. trochosticha, Meyrick, ibidem, p. 8i5 (1908). — Plate, Figs. I 9a, b, India. 



c, d, e. 



4. P. hydrocosma, Meyrick. ibidem, p. 8i5 (1908). India. 



5. P. lithographa, nov. sp. 1), Meyrick. E. Australia. 



7. Genus EPICEPHALA, Meyrick 



Epicephala. Meyrick, Proc Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, p. 168 (18S0). — Type : E. colymbetrila, Meyrick. 



Characters. — Head more or less shortl}' rough-haired, more strongly between antennae, face 

 smooth. Antenna; over 1, basal joint moderate. Labial palpi moderately long, nearly straight, porrected, 

 with appressed scales or sometimes with second joint tufted beneath, terminal joint somewhat longer 

 than second, pointed. Maxillary palpi moderate, filiform, porrected. Posterior tibia; with bristly hairs 

 above. Forewings elongate-lanceolate; 3 absent, n from near hase. Hindwings about one-half, narrow- 

 lanceolate, cilia 4; 3 sometimes absent, 5 and 6 stalked. 



A development of early forms of Acrocercops. 



Imago (type species) resting with head appressed to surface, hindpart raised considerably- and 

 seeming to be supported on posterior legs, anterior and middle pairs extended laterally and appressed 



1) Phrixosceles lithographa, nov. sp. — Q, 6-7 mm. Head, palpi, antenna?, thorax, and abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewirgs 

 very narrow, parallel-sided, short- pointed, obtuse ; very pale whitish- ochreous, with about eight irregular fine transverse lines of dark fuscous irroration. 

 last at about four-fiftbs. straight, more or less distinctly double: beyond this a short longitudinal line of blackish irroration in middle; a fine blackish line 

 running round apical margin ; cilia whitish, round apex with subbasal and subapical dark fuscous lines. Hindwings ligbt grey; cilia grey-wnitish. 

 Cairns (Dodd) ; in October, two specimens. 



