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Argyroploce branderiana, Femaie,L. l i 



wahlbomiana, Male, L. 

 J. W. M. 



Valva narrow, head clavate; sacculus lobed, set with a 

 number of spines diminishing towards the base. Uncus 

 geniculate lobed, set with fine spines. JSdceagus short, 

 serrate along its edge, scobinate behind. 



Ovipositor very wide, flattened. Ostium rounded, 

 minutely spined, plate cresent shaped, squamous. 



This species seems closely connected with the genus 

 Olethreutes. 



Argyroploce mygindana, Schiff. 41 



Valva wide; sacculus terminating in angular peduncle, 

 emitting a strong spine covering a depression in the valva, 

 set with long specialised hairs; editum produced, set with 

 two or three spines. Uncus bilobed, clothed with 

 curved spines, ^doeagus a simple cardinate tube. 



Ostium small, plate large, minutely spined. 



Argyroploce arbutella, L. J. W. M. 1 l 



Valva narrow, spined at the junction of the sacculus; 

 sacculus grotesquely extended sideways, terminating in a 

 single spine. Uncus produced, small, heavily spined. 

 ^Edoeagus long, terminating in a narrow point. 

 Ostiunj set in small minutely spined plate. 



GENUS 7. Phiaris, Hb. TYPE micana, lib. 



The absence of the peculiar form of spined uncus necessitates 

 a division from the preceding genus. This genus is by no 

 means a natural one and is probably capable of subdivision 

 and possibly of re-arranging to get closer affinities. 



Valva usually rather narrow, often clavate; sacculus 

 spined. zEdceagus with cornuti. 



Ovipositor flattened; ostium plate usually minutely 

 spined. Signum a single scobinate patch. 



