Adelpherupa lialuienis, Maes, 2002

Maes, K. V. N., 2002, Revision of the genus Adelpherupa Hampson (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Schoenobiinae) with the description of ve new species, Journal of Natural History 36 (14), pp. 1707-1724 : 1722-1723

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930110061878

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15808693

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03858792-FFBA-FFC0-FE2C-FA345940C3EC

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Carolina

scientific name

Adelpherupa lialuienis
status

sp. nov.

Adelpherupa lialuienis sp.n.

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Diagnosis. Male genitalia with the costa of valva straight almost forming an angle of 90° at termen. Zona glabra tympani with a broad shield-shaped plate.

Description. Fore wing narrower as in A. aethiopicalis and A. elongalis no characteristic wing pattern.

Male genitalia. Similar to the male genitalia of A. aethiopicalis and A. elongalis but the costa of the valva straight, not bent.

Female genitalia. Unknown.

Tympanal organs. Zona glabra with a wide triangular, shield-shaped plate.

Wing span. 20 mm.

Distribution. Zambia.

Life cycle. Unknown.

Type material examined. HOLOTYPE: 1 [ Zambia], Lialui Barotse ( Coryndon ), Pyr.Br.Mus. Slide No. 20044 ( BMNH).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

SuperFamily

Pyraloidea

Family

Crambidae

SubFamily

Schoenobiinae

Genus

Adelpherupa

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