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GENUS 1. Lobesia, Gn. TYPE rcliquana, Hb. 

 The chief feature of this genus is the sharply divided 

 sacculus, connecting it with Bracta. There is an interesting 

 development on the first and second abdominal segment in 

 the shape of a patch of specialised scales (? glands) which 

 occurs in the two first genera. 



Lobesia reliquana, PIb. 2 1 



Valva narrow; sacculus hardly complete, beyond is a 

 separated patch of spines. Uncus not produced, set with a 

 few long, curved, broad, spatnlate scales. ^Edoeagus short, 

 tapered. 



Ostium wide, protected by a pear shaped plate. 

 Signum large, scobinate at the junction of the bursa with 

 its ductus. 



Lobesia abscisana, Dbd. 51 



Lady Robinson, W. Purdey and J. W. M. 

 Valva narrow, widest before the apex; sacculus complete, 

 head rounded, spined. Uncus not produced, set with a 

 single row of spines along its edge. ^dosagus short, 

 tapered. 



Ovipositor not flattened. Ostium apparently inverted, 

 a wide opening below through which passes the ductns 

 bursaB; bursa scobinate. 



Lobesia littoralis, W'wood. J. W. M. li 

 Sacculus hardly complete, head spined. Uncus not 

 produced, set with a single row of spines along its edge. 



Ovipositor broad, flattened. Ostium wide; signum 

 rounded, scobinate. 



Lobesia euphorbiana, FT. 12 



Lady Robinson, R. Adkin, W. Purdey. 



Valva not wader than the apex; sacculus cleft before the 



head, spined. Uncus not produced. 



Ovipositor broad, flattened. Ostium narrow, strong, 

 set with minute spines; bursa small, scobinate. 



