Chrysopolomidae Aurivillius, 1895 Entomologisk Tidskrift

Taberer, Tabitha R., 2023, Revision of the family Chrysopolomidae Aurivillius, 1895 (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea) with the description of three new genera, Bonn zoological Bulletin 72 (1), pp. 1-23 : 6

Family Chrysopolomidae Aurivillius, 1895 Entomologisk Tidskrift 16: 116–117.

Key to genera

1. Anterior processes of transtilla not medially fused; generally small-sized .............................................. 2

– Anterior processes of transtilla medially fused; generally medium-sized .......................................... 8

2. Single posterior process of transtilla; distributed on mainland Africa ...................................................... 3

– Two posterior processes of transtilla completely separated; restricted to Madagascar......................... ...................................... Vietteopoloma Hering, 1961

3. Ground colour of body and wings white .................. ................................. Chrysopolomides Hering, 1937

– Ground colour of body and wings beige, brown, or grey ......................................................................... 4

4. Both fore- and hindwings scalloped, angularly produced at vein M3 ....... Ectropa Wallengren, 1863

– Forewing arcuate; hindwing only scalloped near anal margin .................................................................... 5

5. Medial line on forewing straight or gently arcuate, pinkish-brown .......................................................... .......................... Chrysectropa Bethune-Baker, 1911

– Medial line absent; postmedial line on forewing angled or rounded, black, brown or grey ............... 6

6. Wings heavily speckled with grey scales; postmedial line on forewing curved, weakly defined and zig-zagged ..................................... Muscectropa gen. n.

– Wings uniform in colour; postmedial line on forewing strongly angled at vein R5 ...................... 7

7. Valve with saccular process Pseudectropona gen. n.

– Valve lacks saccular process .................................... ................ Ectropona Kurshakov & Zolotuhin, 2013

8. Venation on wings clearly defined ......................... 9

– No heavy scaling along veins ............................... 10

9. Wing venation strongly defined with brown, larger in size ................................. Strigivenifera Hering , 193

– Wing venation finely defined with black, smaller in size ........... Diquishia Kurshakov & Zolotuhin, 2016

10. Possesses two pairs of hindtibial spurs ................ 11

– Possesses one pair of hindtibial spurs .................. 13

11. Presence of forewing discal spot .............................. ....................................... Achrocerides Hering, 1937

– Absence of forewing discal spot ........................... 12

12. Anterior process of transtilla apically obcordate in shape; distributed in southern or eastern Africa........ ..................................... Scotinocerides Hering, 1937

– Anterior process of transtilla apically extremely broad, hammerhead-shaped; distributed in West Africa ......................................... Auripoloma gen. n.

13. Presence of forewing discal spot, even if weakly defined; wings beige or brown ............................. 14

– Complete absence of forewing discal spot; forewings greyish-pink ................. Erythropteryx Hering, 1937

14. Posterior process of transtilla comprised of two large, medially fused lobes; antennae equal to or less than half the length of forewing ............................... ........................ Chrysopoloma Bethune-Baker, 1911

– Posterior process of transtilla singular, long, narrow and apically rounded; antennae greater than half the length of forewing; restricted to South Africa.......... ............................................... Hamartia Hering , 193