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Metachrostis
''Metachrostis'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae Species description, first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Taxonomy The genus has previously been classified in the Eublemminae subfamily of Erebidae or the Acontiinae subfamily of the family Noctuidae. Description Palpi long and upturned, reaching above vertex of head. Thorax and abdomen tuftless. Forewings with stalked veins 8,9 and 10. Vein 7 sometimes almost or quite touching vein 8, and forming an areole. Species References * Amsel (1935). ''Veröffentlichungen aus dem Deutschen Kolonial und Übersee Museum in Bremen'' 1(2): 237. * Boisduval (1840). ''Genera et Index Methodicus Europaeorum Lepidopterorum'': 96. * Brandt (1938). ''Entomologische Rundschau'' 55: 558. * Draudt (1950). ''Mitteilungen der Münchener Entomologischen Gesellschaft'' 40: 130. * Hampson (1891). ''Illustration typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum'' 8: 12, 73, Pl. 145: 16. * Hübner (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metachrostis Hoenei
''Metachrostis'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae Species description, first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Taxonomy The genus has previously been classified in the Eublemminae subfamily of Erebidae or the Acontiinae subfamily of the family Noctuidae. Description Palpi long and upturned, reaching above vertex of head. Thorax and abdomen tuftless. Forewings with stalked veins 8,9 and 10. Vein 7 sometimes almost or quite touching vein 8, and forming an areole. Species References * Amsel (1935). ''Veröffentlichungen aus dem Deutschen Kolonial und Übersee Museum in Bremen'' 1(2): 237. * Boisduval (1840). ''Genera et Index Methodicus Europaeorum Lepidopterorum'': 96. * Brandt (1938). ''Entomologische Rundschau'' 55: 558. * Draudt (1950). ''Mitteilungen der Münchener Entomologischen Gesellschaft'' 40: 130. * Hampson (1891). ''Illustration typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum'' 8: 12, 73, Pl. 145: 16. * Hübner (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |