AOitOBASis] FHYCITIDAE 388 



head greenish, sometimes brown-spotted : amongst spun leaves 

 of oak ; 9-6. 



2. GALLERIADAE. 



Ocelli present. Tongue usually short. Antennae in <J 

 naked or minutely ciliated, basal joint with scale-tooth. 

 Maxillary palpi present, not triangular, loosely scaled. Fore- 

 wings : lb usually furcate, 4 and 5 closely approximated or 

 stalked or coincident, 8 and 9 out of 7. Hindwings with 

 denned pecten of hairs on lower margin of cell, 4 and 5 closely 

 approximated or stalked or coincident, 7 out of 6 near origin, 

 anastomosing with 8. 



Only a small family, but representatives of it are found 

 almost everywhere except in New Zealand, though they are 

 nowhere prominent. Imago with forewings more or less elon- 

 gate or suboblong, palpi differing sexually. Species nocturnal 

 in habit. 



Larva rather elongate, with few hairs ; feeding on dry 

 vegetable substance. Pupa in a dense firm cocoon above 

 ground. 



Phylogeny of Galleriadae. 



Meliphora Corcyra 



I I 



I 

 Molissoblaptes Aphomia 



I 

 Galleria 



Tabulation of Genera. 



1. Hindwings with 3 and 4 separate . 5. Galleria. 



„ ,, stalked . . 2. 



2. Forewings with 10 absent . 1. Meliphora. 



„ 10 present . . 3. 



3. Forewings in $ with cell greatly enlarged, 



open . . 4. Aphomia. 



„ „ cell normal . . 4. 



4. Forewings with 5 absent . . .2. Corcyra. 



,, 5 present . 3. Melissoblaptes. 



1. Meliphora, Gn. 

 Face nearly smooth. Labial palpi very short, in 6* ascend- 

 ing, in 5 porrected. Forewings : 4 and 5 stalked, 10 absent. 



