EESTBICTION OF THE GENUS GELECHIA— BUSCK 567 



than fore wings, trapezoidal; apex pointed or obtuse; termen more 

 or less sinuate; 8 veins; 3 and 4 closely approximate, connate or 

 short-stalked; 5 nearer 4 than 6 at base; 6 and 7 approximate at 

 base or connate, or stalked. Hind tibiae rough haired above. 



GENERA DEFINED IN THIS PAPER 



1. Gelechia Hubner ; type, rhonihella (Schiffermiiller). Synonym, Oeseis 



Chambers: type, bianulella (Chambers). 



2. anorimoschema Biisck ; type, gallaesolidaginis (Riley). New synonym, 



Phthorimaea Meyrick ; type, opcrculella (Zeller). 



3. Keiferia, new genus; type, hjcopersicella (Busck). 



4. Lita Treitschke; type, longicornis (Curtis). 



5. Friseria, new genus; type, Undenella (Busck). 



6. Chlonodes Hiibuer; type, lugubrella (Fabricius). 



7. Filatima, new genus; type, serotinella (Busck). 



8. Bnjotropha Heinemann; type, terrella (Schiffermiiller). 



9. Frumenta, new genus; type, nundinella (Zeller). 



10. Aroga Busck; type, paraplutella (Busck). 



11. Pseudochelaria Dietz; type, pennsylvanica Dietz. 



12. Fascista, new genus; type, cercerisella (Chambers). 



13. Epilechia, new genus; type, catalinella (Busck) {tehuacana Busck), new 



synonymy. 



14. Faculta, new genus; type, triangulella (Busck). 



OTHER GENERA FIGURED FOR COMPARISON 



1. Nothris Hiibner; type, verhascella (Schiffermiiller). 



2. Stegasta Meyrick ; type, variana Meyrick. 



3. Evippe Chambers ; type, primifoliella Chambers. 



4. Anacampsis Curtis; type, populella (Clerck). 



5. Recurvaria Haworth ; type, nanella (Hiibner). 



6. Strobisia Clemens ; type, iridipcnnella Clemens. 



7. Dichomeris Hiibner; type, ligulella (Hiibner). 



SYNOPTIC KEY TO THE GENERA BASED ON MALE GENITALIA 



1. Uncus hood-shaped, with apex sometimes indented or bifid 2 



Uncus not hood-shaped 10 



2. Base of gnathos soft, pillowlike, minutely spined, with slight 



terminal sclerotization 3 



Gnathos a strong hook 4 



3. Alimentary canal within tegumen supported by two flattened 



j.Q^g_ Gelechia 



Alimentary canal without such support Gnorimoschema 



4. Uncus very short, edged with row of strong spines 5 



Uncus large ^ 



5. Aedeagus straight, with stalk below entrance hole for penis Lita 



Aedeagus curved, with bulbous base Friseria 



6. Aedeagus with long stalk below entrance hole for penis Chionodes 



Aedeagus without such stalk 



7. Aedeagus short, stumpy, with lateral branches or spines 8 



Aedeagus long, slender, with bulbous base 9 



