Scirpophaga

Scirpophaga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Scirpophaga
Synonyms
  • Apurima Walker, 1863
  • Schoenophaga Duponchel, 1836
  • Schoinophaga Sodoffsky, 1837
  • Schoenophaga J. L. R. Agassiz, 1847
  • Spartophaga Duponchel, 1836
  • Tryporyza Common, 1960

Scirpophaga is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1832.

Description

Palpi porrect (extending forward) extending from once to twice the length of head, slightly hairy, and with downcurved third joint. Maxillary palp rather short and dilated with scales. A slight rounded frontal projection can be seen. Antennae of male minutely serrated, and ciliated. Patagia of male with spreading upturned hair. Tibia with outer spurs about half the length of inner. Abdomen long, where in female expanding at extremity and with very large anal tuft. Wings long and narrow. Forewings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Veins 4 and 5 from angle and vein 7 straight and well separated from veins 8 and 9. Veins 10 and 11 free, or vein 11 becoming coincident with vein 12. Hindwings with vein 3 from near angle of cell. Veins 6 and 7 from upper angle.[2]

Species

References

  1. ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea.
  2. ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  • Chen, F.Q., Song, S. & Weng, C.S. (2006). "A review of the genus Scirpophaga Treitschke, 1832 in China (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)" Zootaxa 1236: 1-22.
  • Fabricius (1794). Entomologia Systematica emendata et Aucta 3(2): 296.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Crambidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Schawerda (1922). Z. öst. Ent. ver. 7: 11.
  • Scopoli (1763). Ent. carniolica, exhibens Ins. Carnioliae indigena: 198.
  • Treitschke (1832). Die Schmetterlinge von Europa 9(1): 55.
  • Wang P, Li, C. & Chen, X. (1986) Acta Entomologica Sinica 29 (2): 208-210.
  • Wileman (1911). Transactions of the Entomological Society of London: 355.


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