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Setomorpha Zeller, 1852 



Setomorpha rutella Zeller, 1852 



Figure 773 



Setomorpha rutella Zeller, 1852, Lepidoptera Microptera . . . Caffrorum . . . , p. 94; 

 1854, Hundl. Kngl. Vet.-Akad. (1852), p. 94; 1873, Verb. Zool.-Bot. Ges. 

 Wien, vol 23, p. 223. — Walker, 1864, List Lepidopterous Insects British 

 Mus., pt. 29, p. 708. — Zeller, 1877, Horae Soc. Erit. Rossicae, vol. 13, p. 

 206. — Walsingham, 1881, Trans. Roy. Ent. Soc. London, pp. 274, 287.— 

 Snellen, 1885, Tijdschr. Ent., vol. 28, p. 24.— Meyrick, 1911, Trans. Linn. 

 Soc. London, ser. 2, vol. 14, p. 302. — DiakonofiF, 1938, Treubia, vol. 16, pp. 

 399-414. [For a more complete list of literature and the very extensive 

 synonymy (9 generic and 15 specific names) see Diakonoff, loc. cit., pp. 405- 

 409.] 



Distribution: Circumtropical, in dried tobacco {Nicotiana tabacum) . 



Material examined: Luzon, Manila, "Ace. No. 201, Bur. Agr. 

 P.I.," 1913 (O.W. Barett), 2 cf , 4 9. "Ace. No. 201 Bur. Agr. P.I." 

 (B. Arce), 2cf , 5 9. Los Bafios (Baker), 1 cf 3 9. Infanto, 29.X.1906 

 (2 cT) (USNM). Benguet, Palali, 2000 ft., 21 and 23.XII.1912 (A.E. 

 Wileman), 2 9. Baguio, 5000 ft., 3.XI.1912 (A.E. Wileman) (BM). 

 Mindanao, X.1906, "feeding on mounts and dried insects," 2 9. 

 "F.H.B. nr. 38054," "Washington," "issued 1.XI.1920," "in Caryota 

 rumphiana from Java" (H.V. Gouldman), 1 cT. And also from China, 

 Hong Kong, bred from bird seed, 27.VII.1920, "nr. 1370," 1 d"; total 

 9 cf, 14 9 (USNM). 



OxytineUf new genus 



Head roughly haired. Ocellus absent. Proboscis vestigial. Anten- 

 na serrulate, minutely ciliated, scape thickened and elongate, with a 

 slight, bristly pecten. Labial palpus rather long, longer in female, 

 curved, ascending, flattened laterally, diverging, rather slender, lower 

 edge throughout with a long and rough fringe, median segment with 

 long lateral and terminal setae, terminal segment about 1/2, with 

 rough scales above and beneath, obtuse. Maxillary palpus short, 

 apparently three-jointed, roughly scaled on upper half, ascending, 

 appressed to face. Thorax without a crest. Posterior tibia with long 

 loose hairs above and beneath. 



Forewing elongate-oval, with a long produced, acute apex, termen 

 sinuate; with some spots of raised scales, a projecting tuft of rough 

 scales beyond base of dorsum, all scales in posterior half roughly 

 raised, veins on underside elevated and thickened by scales. Vein 2 

 from beyond middle, 3 from before angle, 4 from angle, 7 and 8 

 stalked, 7 to costa, from below upper angle of cell, 9 from angle, 10 

 absent, 11 from middle, parting vein present, to vein 5. Frenulum in 

 male and female similar, stout, flattened, and pointed. 



