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GENUS 14. Acthcs, Bilb. TYPE smeathmanniana, F. 



Valva wide, curved; transtilla strongly developed; socii 

 flying. JMceagus very strong, cardinate, generally with 

 large prolongation or shaft; cornutus usually absent. 

 Ostium elaborate; bursa spined 



Acthcs subbaumanniana, Wilk. 12 



W. Purdey, J. W. M. 



Transtilla a broad plate, deeply indent. ^Edoaagus curved, 

 with a hooked spine at the orifice and a long, slender serrate 

 shaft. 



Ovipositor somewhat narrow. Ostium funnel shaped; 

 ductus bursse very narrow; bursa delicate, scobinate. 



Aethes baumanniana, Schiff. J. W. M. 22 

 Transtilla a broad dentate plate, deeply indent. JMceagus 

 gracefully curved, with two uneven points and a long, 

 slender shaft. 



Ostium funnel shaped, heavily set wich short spines at 

 its junction with the very narrow ductus bursse; bursa 

 delicate, scobinate. 



Aethes beatricella, Walsm. W. Purdey. i i 

 Sacculus thickened and slightly serrate; transtilla Iarg3, 

 strong, centrally produced, dentate. ^Edceagus short, 

 curved, two-pronged (doubly pointed); vesica rugose. 



Female very complicated and developed. Ovipositor 

 normal. Ostium wide, asymmetrical, an opening leading 

 into a blind sac; operculum strong, furnished on either side 

 with a raised guide; bursa spined. 



Aethes francillonana, Fab. 3-1 



P. Richards, E. F. Studd. 



Sacculus deeply emarginate and produced in a squared arm; 

 transtilla large and strong, deeply indent, forming a pair 

 of pointed, dentate arms. ^Edoeagus geniculate, with a 

 long curved branch from the base of the orifice; vesica 

 rugose. 



Ostium elaborate; bursa spined. 



