''Drepanogynis'' is a
genus in the
geometer moth family (Geometridae). Long considered to hold about 5 dozen
species, this number has been doubled after the last major revision. They are stout-bodied and hairy by geometer moth standards, usually have pale hindwings and rest with their wings angled upwards like a roof, as
Nacophorini do. The genus is by and large restricted to
Africa south of the
Equator
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, with most species occurring in
southern Africa.
This genus belongs to the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Ennominae. Therein, its relationships are not quite clear, but they may indeed belong into the
tribe Nacophorini. These they resemble in general appearance as mentioned above, as well as having an
anellus
''Anellus'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, ''Anellus edai'', is known from Ishigaki Island, which is southwest of Japan. Both the genus and the species were first described by Michael Fibiger in 2008.
Adults ...
with lateral processes, a simple rodlike
uncus, a strong
gnathos, simple
valvae and an
aedeagus
An aedeagus (plural aedeagi) is a reproductive organ of male arthropods through which they secrete sperm from the testes during copulation with a female. It can be thought of as the insect equivalent of a mammal's penis, though the comparison ...
with separate cornuti. Closely related genera seem to be ''
Argyrophora'', ''
Hebdomophruda'', ''
Microligia'' and ''
Pseudomaenas''.
Selected species
Species of ''Drepanogynis'' include:
afromoths
* ''Drepanogynis bifasciata
''Drepanogynis bifasciata'', the Sargasso Emerald, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae Species description, first described by Hermann Dewitz in 1881. It is found in South Africa, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe.
Description
"Forewing 13-16mm. ...
'' (Dewitz, 1881)
* '' Drepanogynis cervina'' (Warren, 1894)
* '' Drepanogynis curvaria '' (Dewitz, 1881)
* '' Drepanogynis fuscimargo'' (Warren, 1898)
* '' Drepanogynis herbuloti'' Viette, 1970
* '' Drepanogynis hypoplea'' Prout, 1938
* '' Drepanogynis hypopyrrha'' (Prout, 1932)
* '' Drepanogynis incogitata'' Prout, 1915
* '' Drepanogynis itremo'' Viette, 1974
* '' Drepanogynis miltodes'' Krüger, 2005
* '' Drepanogynis mixtaria'' Guenée, 1857
* '' Drepanogynis nephelochroa'' Krüger, 2005
* '' Drepanogynis nicotiana'' Viette, 1977
* '' Drepanogynis peyrierasi'' Viette, 1974
* '' Drepanogynis protactosema'' Prout, 1932
* '' Drepanogynis styx'' Krüger, 2005
* '' Drepanogynis subrosea'' Krüger, 2002
* '' Drepanogynis synclinia'' (Prout, 1938)
* '' Drepanogynis tabacicolor'' Krüger, 2002
* '' Drepanogynis tenoris'' (Prout, 1934)
* '' Drepanogynis tigrinata'' Viette, 1972
* '' Drepanogynis tornimacula'' Herbulot, 1957
* '' Drepanogynis trachyacta'' (Prout, 1922)
* '' Drepanogynis tripartita'' (Warren, 1898)
* '' Drepanogynis tsaratanana'' Viette, 1980
* ''Drepanogynis unilineata
''Drepanogynis'' is a genus in the geometer moth family (biology), family (Geometridae). Long considered to hold about 5 dozen species, this number has been doubled after the last major revision. They are stout-bodied and hairy by geometer moth s ...
'' (Warren, 1897)
* '' Drepanogynis valida'' (Warren, 1914)
* '' Drepanogynis vara'' Prout, 1922
* '' Drepanogynis variciliata'' Krüger, 2002
* '' Drepanogynis villaria'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
* '' Drepanogynis viridipennis'' Krüger, 2002
* '' Drepanogynis viridipilosa'' Krüger, 2002
* '' Drepanogynis xanthographa'' Krüger, 2002
* '' Drepanogynis xylophanes'' Krüger, 2002
Footnotes
References
* (2005): New species of geometrid moths from Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae). ''Annals of the Transvaal Museum'' 42: 19–45
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* (2004a)
Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species
&ndash
''Apleroneura''
Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-APR-21.
* (2004b)
Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species
&ndash
''Drepanogynis''
Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-APR-21.
* (2004c)
Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species
&ndash
''Phrudochorda''
Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-APR-21.
* (2009): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms &ndash
Version of 2009-JUL-17. Retrieved 2011-APR-21.
* (2008): Characterisation of the Australian Nacophorini using adult morphology, and phylogeny of the Geometridae based on morphological characters. '' Zootaxa'' 1736: 1–141
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Ennominae
Geometridae genera