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Chlumetia
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Chlumetia

Walker, [1866]

Chlumetia is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1866.[1][2][3]

Description

Palpi with second joint reaching vertex of head and thick scales, where the third joint short. Antennae of male bipectinated. Thorax smoothly scaled. Abdomen with dorsal tufts. Tibia moderately hairy. Forewings with hardly a trace of raised buttons of scaled. Veins 8 and 9 anastomosing to for a short areole. Hindwing with veins 3,4,5 arise from lower angle of cell.[4]

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References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (May 6, 2020). "Chlumetia Walker, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chlumetia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Chlumetia Walker, 1866". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  4. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.