TRACHYLEPIDIA. 



Subfamily GALLERIINJE. 



Proboscis usually well developed ; maxillary palpi filiform. Pore 

 wing with vein 1 a separate from 1 b ■ 7 present. Hind wing with 

 the median nervure pectinated on upperside ; 7 usually anasto- 

 mosing with 8 ; the frenulum multiple in female. 



Key to the Genera. 



A. Fore wing with veins 1 , 8 stalked. 



a. Hind wing with three veins arising 



from median nervure. 

 a'. Hind wing with the cell open, vein 

 7 anastomosing with 8 to about 

 two-thirds of wing 

 a 2 . Fore wing with vein 10 stalked 



with 7, 8, 9 1. Trachylepidia, p. 3. 



b 2 . Fore wing with vein 10 from 

 cell. 

 « 3 . Fore wing with vein 7 arising 



from 8 after 9 2. Thagora, p. 4. 



b 3 . Fore wing with vein 7 arising 



from 8 before 9 3. Mucialla, p. 5. 



b'. Hind wing with the cell closed; vein 

 7 anastomosing with 8 almost to 

 apex 4. Acheota, p. 6. 



b. Hind wing with four veins arising 



from median nervure. 

 a'. Hind wing with the cell open. ... 5. Lamoria, p. 6. 

 b'. Hind wing with the cell closed. 

 a 2 . Palpi clothed with very long hair ; 

 fore wing with the outer margin 



evenly curved 6. Acara, p. 7. 



b 2 . Palpi smoothly scaled ; fore wing 



with the outer margin angled . 7. Galleria, p. 8. 



B. Fore wing with vein 7 arising from 



cell ; hind wing with four veins from 

 median nervure, 7 joined to 8 by an 

 oblique bar ; the head with enormous 

 frontal swelling 8 ; Bal^enierons, p. 9. 



Genus TRACHYLEPIDIA. 



Trachylepidia, Rag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1887, p. 260. 



Type, T. fructicassiella, Rag. 



Range. Syria ; Egypt ; Punjab. 



Palpi of male minute, of female projecting about the length of 

 head ; maxillary palpi filiform ; antennae of male simple, with a 

 tuft on basal joint ; frons with a conical tuft. Fore wing with 

 the costa arched ; the outer margin nearly straight ; vein 3 from 

 before angle of cell ; 4 stalked with 5 in female, in male from 

 angle of cell which is produced ; 6 from upper angle : 8, 9, 10 



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