MICROLEPIDOPTERA OF NEW GUINEA 
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TINEIDAE 
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Key to the Papuan genera of Tineidae 
Maxillary palpus several -jointed, folded 2 
Maxillary palpus not folded, or absent 9 
Maxillary palpus loosely long-ciliate, moderately thickened, apical segments 
porrect , , , Tinissa Walkee 
Maxillary palpus not ciliate, filiform 3 
Labial palpus with rough projecting hairs beneath throughout; diurnal moths, 
mostly w ith orange markings Coryptilum Zeller 
Not thus 4 
Labial palpus long, curved, ascending, median segment with a tuft of rough 
projecting scales beneath 5 
Labial pa lpus sometimes loosely scaled but not tufted beneath .... 6 
Fore w ing with vein 7 to apex ; posterior tibia hairy above . . S cardia Treitschke 
F ore w ing with vein 7 to termen ; posterior tibia smooth . . Sematoplusia gen. nov. 
Scape of antenna with pecten *. 7 
Scape of antenna without pecten . 8 
Fore win g with a naked depression in end of cell . . . Monopis Hubner 
Fore win g without such depression Crypsitricha Meyrick 
Antenna 5 / B ; labial palpus obtuse; hind wing with vein 3 present 
Tinea Linne 
Antenna 1; labial palpus pointed ; hind wing with vein 3 absent 
Neophylacella Fletcher 
Posterior tibia and basal segment of tarsus exceptionally long, anterior tibiae 
with ap ical spines Oerontha Walker 
Posterio r legs normal or, if long, then anterior tibiae without apical spines 10 
Terminal segment of palpus 1, penicillate with equally long rough scales, fore 
wing with vein 6 absent Tyrsochares Meyrick 
Not th us . 
Fore w ing with vein 7 to costa 12 
Fore w ing with vein 7 to apex or termen 19 
Labial palpus with terminal segment 1, broad, strongly compressed laterally, 
furrowed, obtuse Cyathaula Meyrick 
Labial palpus with terminal segment not thus modified 13 
Labial palpus short; antenna in both sexes with small whorls of scales, also 
short-scaled above throughout Apoecis gen. nov. 
Labial palpus moderate or long; antenna not scaled 14 
Fore wing with veins 7 and 8 stalked; antenna bipectinated, dentate or ser- 
rulate 
Fore w ing with veins 7 and 8 separate ; antenna ciliate, sometimes fasciculate- 
ciliate D 
Hind wing with costa narrowly folded over on basal half; antenna short - 
bipect inated along basal half Ptychoxena Meyrick 
Not thus 1® 
Hind wing with veins 3 and 4 connate Heloscopa gen. nov. 
Hind wing with veins 3 and 4 remote Micrerethista Meyrick 
Hind wing with veins 5 and 6 connate Lophosetia Fletcher 
Hind wing with all veins separate 18 
Antenna with scape pectinate; labial palpus porrect; hind wing with veins 
5 and 6 nearly parallel Narycia Stephens 
Antenna with scape not pectinate; labial palpus curved, ascending; hind wing 
wit h veins 5 and 6 approximated towards base .... Hyalaula gen. nov. 
