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f. Abdominal segments 8-10 distinctly tapering to the cau- 

 dal end of the body ; fringe of seventh segment extend- 

 ing in a wavy line around the body and edging two very 

 large lobes on the dorsal surface. 



Trypanisma Clemens. 



ff. Abdominal segments 8-10 not tapering but blunt and 



slightly rounded at the caudal end of the body; fringe 



extending in a wavy line around the seventh segment, 



without prominent lobes on the dorsal surface. 



GelecJiia Hiibner. 

 cc. Seventh abdominal segment without any fringe of setae, 

 d. Caudal end of body with short, stout projecting spines. 



e. Caudal end of body with one such spine on the dorso-meson, 

 projecting dorsad; fronto-clypeal suture almost straight. 



PMlwrlmaea Meyrick. 



ee. Caudal end of body with a median spine and one on each 



lateral margin; fronto-clypeal suture extending cephalad 



from the base of each antenna to the cephalic margin of 



the head Sitotroga Heinemann. 



dd. Caudal end of body with straight or curved setae, 

 e. Hooked setae present at the caudal end of the body. 



f. Antennae reaching the caudal margin of the wings, their 



caudal ends separated to show the metathoracic legs. 



g. Caudal end of body with at least five long hooked setae 



on each side of the meson ; antennae slightly enlarged 



at their proximal ends, making the cephalic end of the 



body somewhat truncate Recurvaria (b) Haworth. 



gg. Caudal end of body never with more than two long 

 curved setae on each side of the meson ; cephalic end 



of body rounded Aristotelia (b) Hiibner. 



ff. Antennae never reaching the caudal margin of the wings 

 nor separating at their caudal ends to expose the meta- 

 thoracic legs GnorimoscJiema (a) Busck. 



ee. Hooked setae never present at the caudal end of the body ; 

 a few short, straight setae present. 



GnorimoscJiema (b) Busck. 



The following species were examined : 

 Trichotaphe flavocostella Clemens 



YpsolopJius citrifoliellus Chambers, eupatoriellus Chambers 

 Anacampsis sp., rhoifrnctella Clemens 

 Aristotelia (a) salicifungiella Clemens 

 Aristotelia (b) pJiysaliella Chambers 

 Bz'ippe prunif 'oliella Chambers 

 Telphusa quercinigracella Chambers, palliderosacclla Chambers 



