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Afroscoparia
''Afroscoparia'' is a genus of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...s of the family Crambidae, the grass moths. It was established in 2003 to provide a new name for a '' Scoparia'' species, now ''Afroscoparia contemptalis''. At the same time, ''A. australis'' was described.Nuss, M. (2003)''Afroscoparia'' – a new genus of Scopariine from southern Africa (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae).''Entomologische Abhandlungen'' 61(1) 109-15. Species *'' Afroscoparia australis'' Nuss, 2003 *'' Afroscoparia contemptalis'' (Walker, 1866) *'' Afroscoparia malutiensis'' Maes, 2004 References Scopariinae Crambidae genera {{Scopariinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afroscoparia Contemptalis
''Afroscoparia contemptalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ..., where it is found in the south-western part of the Western Cape Province. The length of the forewings is 6.5-8.5 mm for males and 7.5–8 mm for females.Nuss, M. (2003)''Afroscoparia'' – a new genus of Scopariine from southern Africa (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae).''Entomologische Abhandlungen'' 61(1) 109-15. References Endemic moths of South Africa Moths described in 1866 Scopariinae {{Scopariinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afroscoparia Australis
''Afroscoparia australis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Nuss in 2003. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ... (southern Cape Province, Transvaal). The habitat consists of montane and alpine areas. The length of the forewings is 8–9 mm for males and 6.5–8.5 mm for females. Etymology The species name refers to the occurrence in different parts of southern Africa and is derived from Latin ''australis'' (meaning south).Nuss, M. (2003)''Afroscoparia'' – a new genus of Scopariine from southern Africa (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae).''Entomologische Abhandlungen'' 61(1) 109-15. References Moths described in 2003 Scopariinae {{Scopariinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afroscoparia Malutiensis
''Afroscoparia malutiensis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Koen V. N. Maes in 2004. It is found in Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou .... References Moths described in 2004 Scopariinae Endemic fauna of Lesotho {{Scopariinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scopariinae
Scopariinae is a subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae. The subfamily was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. Genera *'' Afrarpia'' Maes, 2004 *'' Afroscoparia'' Nuss, 2003 *'' Anarpia'' Chapman, 1912 *'' Antiscopa'' Munroe, 1964 *'' Caradjaina'' Leraut, 1986 *'' Cholius'' Guenée, 1845 *'' Cosipara'' Munroe, 1972 *'' Dasyscopa'' Meyrick, 1894 *'' Davana'' Walker, 1859 *'' Dipleurinodes'' Leraut, 1989 *'' Elusia'' Schaus, 1940 *'' Eudipleurina'' Leraut, 1989 *''Eudonia'' Billberg, 1820 (= ''Boiea'' Zetterstedt, 1839, ''Borea'' Stephens, 1852, ''Dipleurina'' Chapman, 1912, ''Dipluerina'' Sharp, 1913, ''Malageudonia'' Leraut, 1989, ''Vietteina'' Leraut, 1989, ''Witlesia'' Chapman, 1912, ''Wittlesia'' Chapman, 1912) *''Gesneria'' Hübner, 1825 (= ''Scoparona'' Chapman, 1912) *'' Gibeauxia'' Leraut, 1988 *'' Helenoscoparia'' Nuss, 1999 *'' Hoenia'' Leraut, 1986 *'' Iranarpia'' Leraut, 1982 *''Micraglossa ''Micraglossa'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae The C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the butterflies form a monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae and Frenatae, Monotrysia and Ditrysia.Scoble, MJ 1995. The Lepidoptera: Form, function and diversity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 404 p. Although the rules for distinguishing moths from butterflies are not well establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in wing-spread attitudes. In many classifications, the Crambidae have been treated as a subfamily of the Pyralidae or snout-moths. The principal difference is a structure in the tympanal organs called the praecinctorium, which joins two tympanic membranes in the Crambidae, and is absent from the Pyralidae. The latest review by Munroe and Solis, in Kristensen (1999), retains the Crambidae as a full family. The family currently comprises 15 subfamilies with altogether 10,347 species in over 1,000 genera. Systematics *subfamilia incertae sedis **''Conotalis'' Hampson, 1919 **''Exsilirarcha'' Salmon & Bradley, 1956 *Subfamily Acentropinae Stephens, 1836 *Subfamily Crambinae Latreille, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scoparia (moth)
''Scoparia'' is a grass moth genus (family Crambidae) of subfamily Scopariinae. Some authors have assigned the synonymous taxon ''Sineudonia'' to the snout moth family (Pyralidae), where all grass moths were once also included, but this seems to be in error. As of 2012, there were about 231 species. Species occur on every continent except Antarctica. They are most reliably distinguished from one another by the structure of the male genitalia.Li, W. C. (2012)One new species of the genus ''Scoparia'' Haworth, 1811 from China (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Scopariinae).''SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología'' 40(157) 73-75. Species *'' Scoparia absconditalis'' Christoph in Romanoff, 1887 *'' Scoparia acharis'' Meyrick, 1885 *'' Scoparia acropola'' Meyrick, 1885 *'' Scoparia aequipennalis'' Warren, 1905 *'' Scoparia afghanorum'' Leraut, 1985 *''Scoparia albifrons'' Druce, 1896 *'' Scoparia albifusalis'' Hampson, 1907 *'' Scoparia albipunctata'' Druce, 1899 *'' Scoparia albonigra'' Nuss, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
