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SIR GEORGE HAMPSON ON THE 



Genus Prinanerastia*. 



Type, P. lotella. 



Proboscis absent ; palpi downcurved, extending about twice 

 the length of head and thickly scaled ; maxillary palpi minute 

 and filiform ; frons with rounded prominence with slight raised 

 rim at extremity, a corneous plate below the frons ; antennae of 

 male laminate and minutely ciliated. Fore wing narrow, the apex 

 rounded, the termen evenly curved ; vein 2 from towards angle of 

 cell ; 4 absent ; 5 from above angle ; 6 from below upper angle ; 

 8, 9 stalked; 10, 11 from cell. Hind wing with vein 2 from 

 just before angle of cell ; 3 and 5 stalked, 4 absent ; 6, 7 shortly 

 stalked ; 8 closely approximated to but not anastomosing with 7. 



(1) Prinanerastia lactealis. 



Lymire lactealis Roths. Nov. Zool. xx. p. 138 (1913). 

 Enosima albicostalis Roths. Nov. Zool. xx. p. 138 (1913). 

 Lymire strictipennis Roths. Nov. Zool. xxii. p. 237 (1915). 

 Algeria ; Tunis. 



(2) Prinanerastia nitidicostella. 



Anerastia nitidicostella Rag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1887, p. 259; 

 id. Rom. Mem. viii. p. 399, pi. 40. f. 12 ; Stand. Oat. Lep. pal. ii. 

 p. 12. 



S. Russia. 



(3) Prinanerastia lotella. 



Tinea lotella Hiibn. Eur. Schmett., Tin. f. 344 (1817); Dup. 

 Lep. Fr. x. pi. 283. f. 6; Herr.-Schaff. Eur. Schmett. iv. p. 100, 

 Tin. ff. 90-92; Leech, Pyr. pi. 10. f. 3; Rag. Rom. Mem. viii. 

 p. 397 ; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. ii. p. 12. 



Tinea miniosella Zinck. Germ. Mag. iii. p. 126 (1818). 



Tinea pulrerella Hiibn. Eur. Schmett., Tin. f. 454 (1823). 



Britain; France : Germany ; Austria; Hungary; Switzer- 

 land ; W. Russia ; Asia Minor ; Persia ; W. Turkestan. 



(4) * Prinanerastia incarnatella. 



Anerastia incarnatella Rag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1887, p. 259; 

 id. Rom. Mem. viii. p. 398, pi. 38. f. 15; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. ii. 

 p. 12. 



S. Russia. 



Genus Chortonceca, nov. 

 Type, C. leucocraspia. 



Proboscis aborted and minute ; palpi of male typically obliquely 

 upturned to above vertex of head and thickly scaled, hollowed 

 out to receive the brush-like maxillary palpi, of female down- 



* The type of Anerastia Hiibn. is dignella Hiibn. 



