Boros István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 8. (Budapest 1957)
Gozmány, L.: Notes on the generic group Symmoca Hbn. (Lep. Gelechiidae)
signatella Herrich—Schäffer 1855 ( = melitensis Amsel 1954, gen. prep. ,,(GU) 1854",made by A m s e 1 of the holotype, ,,Malta"). The male organ is characterized by the sharply broken dorsal appendage which reaches well over the costa, whilst the costal appendage originates at the base of the valva and is almost as long ; that of vitiosella Z. is half as long, the dorsal appendage very sharp, the same as latiusculella Stt., profanella Zerny, attalica Gozm., whilst that of candidella Chrét. is larger and those of delicatellus Wlsghm., and luella Ld. do not reach over the costa. Gen. prep. 951, ,,Gravosa, Krone leg., 25. VII." (fig. 3 : I). sparsella Joannis 1891. This species was recurrently misidentified in literature, as, for instance, C a r a d j a's ,,sparsella" specimens of Beyrouth may be vitiosella Z., of Murcia petrogenes Wlsghm., of Athen attalica Gozm. Real sparsella Joann. specimens were found only in Asia Minor. Its male genital organ has a strongly bent and acute dorsal appendage, extending over the costa, with no costal one. Tectaphella Rbl., seems to have a larger appendage, but it may well be only an insular subspecies of sparsella Joann. Gen. prep. 314, ,,Syria, coll. Joannis, coll. Museum Paris, coll. Amsel, cotype" ; and gen. prep. 86, ,,Ain Karim, Jerusalem, 18. V. 1930, leg. Amsel" (Fig. 3 : J). uniformella Rebel 1900. The top of the dorsal appendage is sharply broken, which, among other features, distinguishes it easily from the related species. Gen. prep. 109, ,,Cuenca, leg. S t g r.? 1900", designated as lectoholotype ; also gen. prep. 79, ,,Hispánia, Granada, Pueblo de don Fabrique, 14. V. 1927, leg. S c h m i d t" (fig. 3 : C). vitiosella Zeller 1868. A much misidentified species ; indeed, up to now, I know of only the single male type! The specimens of the Berlin Museum (gen. prep. 313, ,,Graecia, Aegina, leg. Krüpe r") proved to belong to a new species (attalica Gozm.) ; Rebel's specimen of Attica is also attalica Gozm ; Caradj a's specimens of Murcia are petrogenes Wlsghm., Bodenheime r's specimen of Haifa (sec. Meyrick), the same as Caradja's sparsella Joann. of Beyrouth, may either be true sparsella specimens or — with good luck — vitiosella Z. The male genital organ can only be mixed up with that of signatella HS., but its costal appendage is relatively very short, and the dorsal one very sharp, extending even over the costal one. Gen. prep. 633, Symmoca, made by Tarns of the single type specimen (fig. 3 : H). Subgenus Conquassata sg. n. ( = Parasymmoca Rebel 1903 nomen nudum). Characterized by the two cubital veins of the fore wing originating far from each other, cu x being at the lower angle of cell, cu 2 from further back. All other features as in Symmoca Hbn. Subgenerotype : perobscurata sp. n. perobscurata sp. n. Alar exp. : 17 — 19 mm. Head whitish, thorax and scapulas grey, labial palpi whitish, long, recurved, ascendent, second joint externally dark. Basic color of fore wings a dirty whitish, perceptible only in some places, since a rather dark grey suffusion extends over the whole wing. Two darker and indistinct, rather broad diagonal streaks reach from 1/3 and 2/3 of costa to dorsum, with a black dot in middle of fold, two other above it in cell at % and 3 / 4 , and a third (sometimes double) at its end. A lighter and broken streak follows from costa to tornus, and an again darker apical field with blackish irroration on veins. A strong blackish line along termen. Ciliae grey with a white line. Hind wings grey. Female throughout darker, its pattern even more indistinct. Male genital structure (fig. 5 : A) characterized by two
