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''Gymnoscelis'', the pugs, is a large 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 in the family
Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metro ...
described by
Paul Mabille Paul Mabille (1835 – 6 April 1923) was a French naturalist mainly interested in Lepidoptera and botany. Mabille was born in 1835 in Tours, France. He was a member and President (1876–1877) of the Société entomologique de France and a memb ...
in 1868.


Description

Palpi porrect (extending forward), where the second joint clothed with hair and reaching beyond the frontal tuft. Third joint prominent. Antennae of male ciliated. Hind tibia with a terminal spur pair, and rarely with a very minute medial pair. Abdomen with slight dorsal crests. Forewings with vein 3 from close to angle of cell. Vein 5 from middle of discocellulars and vein 6 from upper angle. Veins 10 and 11 stalked, and vein 10 anastomosing (fusing) with veins 7 to 9 to form areole. Vein 11 anastomosing with vein 12 as well. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 from angle of cell and vein 5 from middle of discocellulars. Veins 6 and 7 from upper angle and vein 8 anastomosing with vein 7 to beyond middle of cell.


Species

*'' Gymnoscelis acutipennis'' *'' Gymnoscelis admixtaria'' *'' Gymnoscelis aenictopa'' *'' Gymnoscelis albicaudata'' *'' Gymnoscelis ammocyma'' *'' Gymnoscelis anaxia'' *'' Gymnoscelis argyropasta'' *'' Gymnoscelis barbuti'' *'' Gymnoscelis bassa'' *'' Gymnoscelis biangulata'' *'' Gymnoscelis birivulata'' *'' Gymnoscelis boninensis'' *'' Gymnoscelis bryodes'' *'' Gymnoscelis bryoscopa'' *'' Gymnoscelis caelestis'' *'' Gymnoscelis callichlora'' *'' Gymnoscelis carneata'' *'' Gymnoscelis celaenephes'' *'' Gymnoscelis celebensis'' *'' Gymnoscelis chlorobapta'' *'' Gymnoscelis concinna'' *'' Gymnoscelis confusata'' *'' Gymnoscelis conjurata'' *'' Gymnoscelis coquina'' *'' Gymnoscelis crassata'' *'' Gymnoscelis crassifemur'' *'' Gymnoscelis daniloi'' *'' Gymnoscelis deleta'' *'' Gymnoscelis delocyma'' *'' Gymnoscelis derogata'' *'' Gymnoscelis desiderata'' *'' Gymnoscelis distatica'' *'' Gymnoscelis ectochloros'' *'' Gymnoscelis erymna'' *'' Gymnoscelis esakii'' *'' Gymnoscelis exangulata'' *'' Gymnoscelis fasciata'' *'' Gymnoscelis festiva'' *'' Gymnoscelis fragilis'' *'' Gymnoscelis grisea'' *'' Gymnoscelis harterti'' *'' Gymnoscelis holocapna'' *'' Gymnoscelis holoprasia'' *'' Gymnoscelis idiograpta'' *'' Gymnoscelis imparatalis'' *'' Gymnoscelis inexpressa'' *'' Gymnoscelis ischnophylla'' *'' Gymnoscelis kennii'' *'' Gymnoscelis latipennis'' *'' Gymnoscelis lavella'' *'' Gymnoscelis lindbergi'' *'' Gymnoscelis lophopus'' *'' Gymnoscelis melaninfra'' *'' Gymnoscelis merochyta'' *'' Gymnoscelis mesophoena'' *'' Gymnoscelis montgomeryi'' *'' Gymnoscelis nepotalis'' *'' Gymnoscelis nigrescens'' *'' Gymnoscelis oblenita'' *'' Gymnoscelis olsoufieffae'' *'' Gymnoscelis oribiensis'' *'' Gymnoscelis pallidirufa'' *'' Gymnoscelis perpusilla'' *'' Gymnoscelis phoenicopus'' *'' Gymnoscelis poecilimon'' *'' Gymnoscelis protracta'' *'' Gymnoscelis prouti'' *'' Gymnoscelis pseudotibialis'' *'' Gymnoscelis roseifascia'' *'' Gymnoscelis rubricata'' *''
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata The double-striped pug (''Gymnoscelis rufifasciata'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a widespread and common species, being found throughout the Palearctic region, including the Near East and North Africa. This is a variable specie ...
'' *'' Gymnoscelis sara'' *'' Gymnoscelis semialbida'' *'' Gymnoscelis silvicola'' *'' Gymnoscelis smithersi'' *'' Gymnoscelis spodias'' *'' Gymnoscelis tanaoptila'' *'' Gymnoscelis taprobanica'' *'' Gymnoscelis tenera'' *'' Gymnoscelis tibialis'' *'' Gymnoscelis transapicalis'' *'' Gymnoscelis tristrigosa'' *'' Gymnoscelis tylocera'' *'' Gymnoscelis yurikae''


References

* , 2009, New and interesting geometrid moths from the Cape Verde islands (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). ''SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología'' 37 (146): 241–247. * , 2009: 3. Contribution à la connaissance des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tahiti ''Gymnoscelis barbuti'' n. sp. (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). ''Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de Mulhouse'' 65 (3): 41–42. * 1994: New ''Eupithecia'', ''Gymnoscelis'' and ''Chloroclystis'' species from Africa and Arabia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae: Larentiinae). ''Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae'' 40 (3): 265–271.


External links

* * Eupitheciini {{Gymnoscelis-stub