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sacculus, joined to the articulation by the spined costal 

 fold; costa produced in free tapered arm; sacculus very 

 broad, tip scobinate. Uncus weak, atrophid, attached 

 dorsally to the anal tube; pads slightly hairy. .Edceagus 

 short. Cornuti two strong spines. Saccus squared, in- 

 curved. 



Ostium bilobed. Bursa long. 



Parascotia fuliginaria, L. 21 



The genitalia appear to throw little light on the position 

 of this species. I include it here because it has some 

 characters which seem to justify my doing so. 



Valvse fused, pointed. There are three other pro- 

 jections; a hairy papilla near the base; a strong spine, and 

 a weak spined papilla. Uncus broad spatulate with sharp 

 point (? a Noctuid uncus). ^Edoeagus pistillate, apex set 

 with one large and two smaller spines. Anellus scobinate. 

 Saccus very large, deep. 



Ovipositor tubular. Ostium strong. Ductus bursae 

 thickened. Bursa weak, small. 



Asthcninae. 



The Asthenina form a complete group, the extension of 

 the sacculus being a feature in the male. The female is 

 even more characteristic, having a long evenly spined 

 signum. Obliterate and cambrica are closely allied, and 

 there is nothing in the genitalia to exclude them from this 

 genus. The uncus is weak and entirely attached to the 

 anal tube which bears a thickened subscaphium. 



Minoa murinata, Scop. 3 3 



Valva fused; costa produced pointed; sacculus produced 

 pointed. Labides long, curved. Uncus not produced, 

 bluntly pointed. ^Edoeagus large. Cornutus strong, bulbed. 

 Saccus very large, deep. 



Ostium wide. Ductus bursae thickened. Signum 

 rosette of spines. 



On the seventh sternite are a pair of small papillae. 



