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Schistophleps

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Schistophleps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Lithosiini
Subtribe: Nudariina
Genus: Schistophleps
Hampson, 1891[1]
Synonyms
  • Phaneropseustis Turner, 1899

Schistophleps is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1891.

Description

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Palpi porrect (extending forward) and short. Antennae with swollen basal joint clothed with long scales. Tibia with short spurs. Forewings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Vein 5 from near center of discocellulars. Vein 6 from upper angle and veins 7, 8 and 9, 10 stalked. Vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12. There are three veinlets between vein 12 and the costa. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle of cell and vein 5 from above angle. Veins 6 and 7 stalked and vein 8 from near end of cell.[2]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Schistophleps Hampson, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  2. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Vol. Moths - Vol. II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.