Boros István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 8. (Budapest 1957)

Gozmány, L.: Notes on the generic group Symmoca Hbn. (Lep. Gelechiidae)

luella Lederer 1855. I have examined specimens of this species, as also those of nervosa Stainton 1867 and purulentella Stainton 1867. Though the animals show rather good distinguishing characters in their externals, I have not been able to find any differences in their male genital organs! This is the more surprising, since I know of no case in the whole Lecithocerinae subfamily of two species with similar male organs as is the case in some of the other Gelechiid subfamilies. One is compulsed to take the view that all three species are but Fig. 9. — Male genital organs. A : Symmoca homalodoxa Meyr., B : Apiletria luella Led., C : Nestorellus Meyricki Geras., D : Conquassata syriacella Rag., E : E. funebrella Chrét. (= umbrinella Zy.), F : Exorgana Rungsi Lucas, G : E. iranica sp. n., H : E. monochromella Rbl. one, and show a strong trend of subspecification, — or they are valid species indeed with no trace of specific differences found in the male apparatus as yet. In the lack of a large material or of distribution etc. data, I cannot decide this question. Gen. prep. 946, luella Led., Syria, leg. Stgr., coll. E p p e 1 s h e i m, coll. Krone; (fig. 9 : A), 847, purulentella Stt., Jericho, Palestina, 30. IV. 1930, leg. Amsel; 948, nervosa Stt., Cyrenaica, Bengasi, 6. V. 1922, leg. Krüger, coli. Amsel. Nestorellus Gerasimov 1930. Head with haire loosely forward ; (labial palpi broken away on the specimen I examined), antennae smooth but rather thick. Fore wing long, rather narrow, tapering to a point. Venation : as in Conquassata Gozm., r

5 just below apex. Hind wing as broad as fore wing, tapering to a blunt point. Venation: as in Symmoca Hbn., but m

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