Jump to content

Acontia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Carlossuarez46 (talk | contribs) at 21:10, 13 September 2018 (hatdab). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Acontia
Acontia lucida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Subfamily:
Genus:
Acontia

Ochsenheimer, 1816
Synonyms
  • Stylorache Hampson, 1910
  • Chelichares Hampson, 1910

Acontia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Eusceptis, Pseudalypia and Spragueia are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated as different pending further research. Many species of Tarache were also once placed here (see below).

Description

Palpi long, porrect and met by a short sharp frontal tuft. Third joint prominent. Antennae simple. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled and tuftless. Fore wings with non-creulate cilia. Veins 7,8 and 9,10 stalked. Larva possess four abdominal prolegs.[1]

Species

Former species transferred to Tarache

The following species were recently transferred to the genus Tarache:

Former species

References

  1. ^ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.[permanent dead link]