Family OECOPHORIDAE 
1. Number of ocelli reduced (only 2 present) (A); submentum with a 
large oval pit (B). 
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A B 
Practically cosmopolitan. 
Hosts: Bulbs and roots. Endrosis sarcitrella (L.) 
- All ocelli present (I-II and II-IV more or less fused (A)); 
submentum without an oval pit. 
Europe. 
Host: Bulbs. Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Staint. ) 
Family BLASTOBASIDAE 
As there are few reliable characters for separating the larval 
forms in this family, specific determinations are very difficult. However, 
the following combination of characters will help to separate them from 
those of closely related families: Large oval pit on the submentum; 
seta II directly above, or above and slightly behind, the spiracle on 8th 
abdominal segment; only 3 setae in group VII of abdominal proleg and 
frequently with a dark ring about base of seta III on abdominal segments 
7. 
Mexico, Central America, and West Indies. 
Hosts: Cotton (bolls), banana (debris), pepper, and pineapple. 
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