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joint longer than second, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior 
tibiae clothed with long hairs above. Forewings with 2 from towards angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 
1I from middle. Hindwings 2/3, lanceolate, cilia 3; 3 and 4 short-stalked, 5 parallel, 6 and 7 long-stalked. 
Remarks. — Derived from Oegoconia. 
Geographical distribution of species. — African. 
Larva unknown. 
I. S. hyptiola, Meyrick, Ann. Transv. Mus. Vol. 3, p. 3o6 (1913). — PI. 5, Transvaal. 
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280. GENUS OEGOCONIA, STAINTON 
Oegoconia, Stainton, Ins. Brit. Tin. p. 163 (1854). — Type : O. quadripuncta, Haworth. 2o 
Apatema, Walsingham, Ent. M. Mag. Vol. 36, p. 219 (1900). — Type : O. fasciata, Stainton. Do 
Clerogenes, Meyrick, Ann. Transv. Mus. Vol. 8, p. 93 (1921). — Type : O. meledantis, Meyrick. : 
Characters. — Head with appressed scales; ocelli posterior; tongue developed. Antennae 2/3, 
in cf simple or ciliated, basal joint moderately elongate. with slight very fugitive pecten. Labial palpi 
long, recurved, second joint thickened with appressed scales, terminal joint as long as second or shorter, 
moderate, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae rough-haired. 
Forewings with 15 furcate, 2 from towards angle, 3 and 4 sometimes connate, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 
6 sometimes out of 8 near base, 11 from middle. Hindwings t, elongate-ovate or ovate-lanceolate, cilia 
over 1; 3 and 4 connate or stalked, 5 somewhat approximated, 6 and 7 stalked. 
Remarks. — A development of Symmoca. 
Geographical distribution of species. — Perhaps originally Mediterranean, but with 
representatives in S. Africa, Ceylon and Australia, and typical quadrifumcta has been artificially intro- 
duced into North America and New Zealand. 
Larva (quadripiuicta) feeding on dry vegetable refuse. 
1. O. iísthmodes, Meyrick, Exot. Microlep. Vol. 2, p. 506 (1922). Queensland. x 
2 O. fraeramis, Meyrick, ibidem, Vol. 2, p. 155 (1918). Ceylon. pe 
3. O. cyrota, Meyrick, Ann. Transv. Mus. Vol. 8, p. 94 (1921). Cape Colony. 
4 O. quadripuncta, Haworth, Lep. Brit. p. 557 (1828). C. &S. Europe, N. Africa, 
bifasciella, Stephens, 1Il. Brit, Ent. Haust. Vol. 4, p. 217 (1835). N. America, New 
hindermannitlla, Herrich-Scháüffer, Schmett. Eur. Vol. 5, f. 418 (1855). Zealand. 
deauratella, Herrich-Schaffer, ibidem, Vol. 5, p. 135 (1855). 
novimundi, Busck, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash Vol. 17, p. 84 (1915). 
5. O. fasciala, Stainton, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3), Vol. 3, p. 213 (1859). S. Europe, N. Africa, 
coarctella, Rebel, Ann. Hofmus. Wien, Vol. 11, p. 129, pl. 3, f. 11 (1896). W. C. Asia, Madeira, 
mediopallidum, Walsingham, Ent. M. Mag. Vol. 36, p. 220 (1900). Canaries. 
. O. lucida, Walsingham, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 945, pl. 52, f. 3 (1907). — Canaries. 
7. O. meledantis, Meyrick, Ann. Transv. Mus. Vol. 8, p. 93 (1921). Cape Colony. 
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281. GENUS SYMMOCA, HÜBNER 
Symmoca, Hübner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 403 (1826). — Type : S. signella, Hübner. 
Paradoris. Meyrick, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. Vol. 17, p. 740 (1907). — Type : S. anafhracta, 
Meyrick. 
