''Maceda'' is a
genus of
moths of the family
Nolidae first described by
Francis Walker in 1857.
Description
Palpi slender, and reaching just above vertex of head. Antennae ciliated. Abdomen with coarse hair on dorsum of proximal segments. Tibia nearly naked. Forewings tuftless. Apex almost rectangular. Male with bar-shaped retinaculum. The end of the cell rounded and dilated with a small patch of ribbed
hyaline
A hyaline substance is one with a glassy appearance. The word is derived from el, ὑάλινος, translit=hyálinos, lit=transparent, and el, ὕαλος, translit=hýalos, lit=crystal, glass, label=none.
Histopathology
Hyaline cartilage is ...
(glass-like) membrane, probably for stridulation with the spines of the mid-tarsi. Hindwings with stalked veins 3 and 4.
Species
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Maceda mansueta
''Maceda mansueta'' is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1857. It is found in Japan, Sri Lanka, Borneo, India (Andamans), Malaysia, New Guinea, Fiji, Australia, Réunion and the Seych ...
''
Walker, 1858 (Australasia)
* ''
Maceda ignefumosa''
Warren, 1912 (from New Guinea)
* ''
Maceda rufibasis''
Warren, 1912 (from New Guinea)
* ''
Maceda ignepicta''
Hampson, 1914
* ''
Maceda savura''
Robinson, 1968 (from Fiji)
References
Walker, 1858. ''List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum''. (13): 1122, 1140
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Chloephorinae
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