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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM 



VOL.88 



6. Cactoblastis Ragonot 



1. cactorum (Berg) 



2. ronnal (Brethes) 



3. doddi, new species 



4. mundelli, new species 



5. bucyrus Dyar 



7. Cahela, new genus 



1. ponderosella (Barnes and Mc- 

 Dunnough) 



8. Rumatha, new genus 



1. glattcatella (Hulst) 



2. bihinda (Dyar) 



3. poJingella (Dyar) 



9. Yosemitia Ragonot 



1. gracicUa (Hulst) 



2. longipennella (Hulst) 



3. neldiella (Dyar) 



4. didactica Dyar 



10. Tticumania Dyar 



1. tapiacola Dyar 



2. porrecta Dyar 



11. Eremberga, new genus 



1. leuconips (Dyar) 



2. creahates (Dyar) 



3. insignis, new species 



12. Salamhonn, new genus 



1. analampreUa (Dyar) 



13. Parolyca Dyar 



1. asthcnosoma (Dyar) 



14. Sigelgaita, new genus 



1. chilcn^is, new species 



2. huanucensis, new species 



3. transilis, new species 



15. Amalafrida, new genus 



1. IciiheVa (Dyar) 



16. Ozamia- Ragonot 



1. lucidalis (Walker) 



2. odiosella (Hulst) 



3. odiosella fuscomaculella 



(Wright) 



4. thalassophila Dyar 



5. stigma ferella (Dyar) 

 G. hcmiluteUa Dyar 



7. pitnicans, new species 



17. Cactobrosis Dyar 



1. fcnialdialis (Hulst) 



2. longipennella (Hampson) 



3. maculifera Dyar 



4. in-signatclla Dyar 



5. sirigalis (Barnes and McDun- 



nough) 



18. Zophodia Hiibner 



1. convolutella (Hiibner) 



1. Genus MELITARA Walker 



Melitara Walkehi, List of specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection 



of the British Museum, vol. 27, p. 13G, 18G3.— Hulst, Trans. Amer. Ent. 



Soc, vol. 17, p. 171, 1890.— Ragonot, M(^moiros sur les L<?pidopt$res, vol. 



8, p. 12, 1901.— Dyab, Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington, vol. 30, p. 133, 1928. 



(Genotype: Melitara prodenialis Walker.) 

 Megaphycis Grote, Can. Ent., vol. 14, p. 30, 1882. (Genotype: Zophodia hollii 



Zeller.) 



Antenna of male bipectinate, of female shortly bipectinate. Labial 

 palpus porrect. Maxillary palpus squamous. Hind wing with veins 

 7 and 8 approximate beyond cell; 3 and 5 connate (rarely very 

 shortly stalked). Eighth abdominal segment of male simple. 



Male genitalia with apical process of gnathos bifid; harpe with 

 apex evenly rounded; vinculum short; anellus with base of plate 

 narrowly sclerotized, arms moderately long and stout; aedeagus 

 stout, moderately long. 



Female genitalia without signum, the latter replaced by a few 

 very fine scobinations (not distinguishable in most preparations ex- 

 cept under high magnification), bursa copulatrix otherwise simple; 

 ductus seminalis from bursa near junction of ductus bursae and bursa 

 copulatrix. 



