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rb furcate, 2 from angle, 3 absent, 4 connate, 5 nearly approximated, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to termen, 
11 from middle. Hindwings over r, trapezoidal, termen sinuate, cilia 2/5; without cubital pecten ; 3 and 
4 connate, 5 rather approximated, 6 and 7 stalked. 
Remarks. — Probably a derivative of SfAagiocrates. 
Geographical distribution of species. — Indo-Malayan. 
Larva unknown. 
1. A. phoxoplerella, Snellen, Tijdschr. v. Ent. Vol. 46, p. 41, pl. 4, f. 11 (1903). Assam, Java. 
248. GENUS SPHAGIOCRATES, NOV. GEN. 
Tyne : S. lusoria, Meyrick. 
Characters. — Head with appressed scales ; ocelli posterior; tongue developed. Antennae 4/5, 
in gf simple, basal joint elongate, stout, without pecten. Labial palpi very long, recurved, second joint 
thickened with appressed scales, terminal joint longer than second, stout, compressed, pointed. Maxillary 
palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Forewings with rb furcate, 2 and 3 long-stalked from 
angle. 4 connate from angle, 5 closely approximated, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to termen, 11 from middle. 
Hindwings over r, trapezoidal, apex pointed, termen sinuate, cilia 1/3; with cubital pecten; cell short, 
3 and 4 short-stalked, 5 nearly approximated at base, straight, 6 and 7 short-stalked. 
Remarks. — Apparently allied to Eforgastis. 
Geographical distribution of species. — Malayan. 
"Larva unknown. 
1. S. lusoria, Meyrick, Zool. Med. Leid. Vol. 7, p. 87 (1922). Java, Sumatra. 
249. GENUS DEOCLONA, BuSsCK 
Deoclona, Busck, Proc. U. S. Mus. Vol. 25, p. 837 (1903). — Type : D. yuccacella, Busck. 
Proclesis, Walsingham, Biol. Centr.-Amer. Lep. Het. Vol. 4, p. 83 (1911). — Type : D. xanthoselena, 
Walsingham. 
Characters. — Head smooth; ocelli posterior; tongue developed. Antennae 4/5, in cf simple, 
basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi long, curved, ascending, second joint with appressed 
scales, terminal joint much shorter, 1r/4-2/3 of second, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, 
appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae clothed with dense hairs above and beneath. Forewings with 
15 furcate, 2 from near angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 9 almost connate or out of 7, 11 from middle. 
Hindwings r, trapezoidal, termen sinuate, cilia 1 ; without cubital pecten; 3 and 4 stalked, 5 absent, 
6 and 7 stalked. 
Remarks. — Of quite uncertain affinity, but possibly referable here. 
Geographical distribution of species. — American. 
Larva (yuccacella) feeding in seed-capsules. 
Foodplant Yucca (Liliaceae). 
1. D. xanthoselena, Walsingham, Biol. Centr.-Amer. Lep. Het. Vol. 4, p. 83, Panama, Guiana, Brazil. 
pl. 3, f. 4 (1911) (-ue). — PI. 4, Fig. 95. 
2. D. yuccacella, Busck, Proc. U. S. Mus. Vol. 25, p. 837 (1903) (-asella). California. 
