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Description. — Labial palpi of males obliquely ascending w^th 

 third segment somewhat decumbent, two to 2}^ times as long as eye 

 diameter, females porrect, three times eye diameter; maxillary palpi 

 small; tongue rudimentary; antennae sublaminate and ciliate in 

 males, filiform and finely ciliate in females; oceUi normally developed. 



Foremng ^nth 10 or 11 veins; R2 free from cell or stalked ^nth 

 K3+4; M2+3 stalked or fused, from lower outer angle of ceU; Cui from 

 just before the angle. Hindwing with 7 veins; Sc and Rs stalked; Mi 

 from upper outer angle; M2 lost; M3 stalked with Cuj, from lower 

 outer angle of ceU; Cu2 from just before the angle. 



Male genitalia \vith spicate processes of uncus straight, unbranched, 

 ventrolaterally directed, tapering to broad triangular base. 



Juxta shield-shaped. Valvae subrectangular vnth costa projecting, 

 bluntly roimded and flattened apically; sacculus rather densely setose. 

 Aedeagus with thickened ring on posterior end. 



Female genitalia with ovipositor strongly compressed. Apophyses 

 rather straight, about equal in length. Bursa unarmed. Ductus 

 seminalis from posterior end of bursa. 



Key to the Species of Homosassa 



1. M2+3 fused (fig. 58) ella 



M2+3 stalked (fig. 54) 2 



2. Male with uncus bearing well sclerotized ring (fig. 129) incudella 



Male with uncus not bearing sclerotized ring (fig. 128) platella 



Homosassa ella Hulst 



Figures 27, 58, 92, 127, 164 



Ephestia ella Hulst, 1887. — Rindge, 1955, p. 161. 



Anerastia ella (Hulst). — Ragonot, 1889, p. 117; 1901, p. 400. — Barnes and 



McDunnough, 1917, p. 149. — McDunnough, 1939, p. 36. — Kimball, 1965, 



p. 251. 

 Homosassa ella Hulst, 1890, pp. 214, 227. — Smith, 1891, p. 85. — Hulst, 1902 



p. 440. — Grossbeck, 1917, p. 134. 

 Rhinaphe ella (Hulst). — Hampson, 1918, p. 86. 



Diagnosis. — The loss of vein M2 distinguishes this species from 

 the other two members of the genus. 



Description. — Frons conical, dark brown; labial palpi ^nth basal 

 segments white, second and third segments dark brown dorsally, 

 white ventrally and on inner sides; antennae with scape dark brown 

 anteriorly, white posteriorly, shaft light brown; vertex, occiput, 

 patagia, tegulae, and dorsum of thorax brown to dark brown; legs 

 brown, lighter on inner sides, tarsal scales white tipped. 



ForcAnng \nth white band anterior to cell, tapering to point at 

 apex; proximal half of band margined anteriorly with dark brown line 

 broadened at base; white band usually sprinkled ^^^th red; ground 



