Schistophleps

Schistophleps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Schistophleps
Hampson, 1891[1]
Synonyms
  • Phaneropseustis Turner, 1899

Schistophleps is a genus of moths in the family Arctiidae.

Description

Palpi porrect and short. Antennae with swollen basal joint clothed with long scales. Tibia with short spurs. Fore wings 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 stlaked. Vein 11 anastomosing with vein 12. There are three veinlets between vein 12 and the costa. Hind wings 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

References

  1. Schistophleps at funet
  2. 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.



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