Eteobalea
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Eteobalea is a genus of butterflies from the family of cosmopterigidae (Cosmopterigidae).
features
The representatives of the genus are small to medium-sized butterflies. They have lanceolate fore wings with a sharp point. The basic color ranges from yellow ocher to blackish brown. The wing markings include white costal spots or bands; often raised spots are also formed. A fringe line is either created or missing. The hind wings are shiny white or gray.
In the males, the tegumen is well developed and rectangular. The upper part is deeply cut. The brachia are strongly asymmetrical: the right brachium is one and a half to twice as long as the left and often has a broadened and sclerotized tip. The blades are symmetrical, broadly lobed and have dense bristles distally . The right valvella is well developed, while the left valvella is greatly reduced. The aedeagus is more or less curved. It has a bulbous base and a tubular distal part. The cecum penis is pointed, cornuti are absent. The praises of the 8th segment are rounded.
In females, the apophyses posteriores are longer than the apophyses anteriores. The ostium bursae joins the membrane ventrally between the 7th and 8th sternite . The sterigma is weakly sclerotized, cup-shaped or spherical. The ductus bursae is long, narrow and membranous. The corpus bursae is oval to elongated. It is membranous and has a process behind that ends in the seminal duct. There are two internally protruding signs on the corpus bursae, but these can sometimes be missing.
distribution
The representatives of the genus are mainly found in the Holarctic . In Europe, most of the species are found in the Mediterranean region.
biology
Little or nothing is known about the host plants and the life cycle of many species. The caterpillars develop in the roots, stems or flower heads of various herbaceous plants. These include figwort , mint family and Globulariaceae . Some species produce plant galls .
Systematics
The following list of species is based on the World catalog of cosmopterigid moths compiled by Sinev in 2002 . In Europe the genus is represented with 13 species.
- Eteobalea aglaopa ( Meyrick , 1928) ( Uganda )
- Eteobalea albiapicella ( Duponchel , [1843]) (Europe, France )
- Eteobalea alypella ( Klimesch , 1946) (Europe, North Africa, Morocco )
- Eteobalea anonymella (Riedl, 1965) (Europe, Poland )
- Eteobalea beata ( Walsingham , 1907) (Europe, North Africa , Algeria )
- Eteobalea dohrnii ( Zeller , 1847) (Europe, Sicily )
- Eteobalea enchrysa Hodges , 1962 ( USA , California )
- Eteobalea eurinella Sinev , 1986 ( Russia , Primorye )
- Eteobalea intermediella ( Riedl , 1966) (Europe, Spain )
- Eteobalea iridella ( Busck , 1907) (US, California)
- Eteobalea isabellella ( Costa , 1836) (Europe, Italy )
- Eteobalea klisieckii ( Riedl , 1966) (North Africa, Morocco)
- Eteobalea pentagama ( Meyrick , 1928) (Africa, Zimbabwe )
- Eteobalea planoptila ( Meyrick , 1911) ( South Africa , Transvaal )
- Eteobalea quinquecristata ( Walsingham ) (South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal )
- Eteobalea serratella ( Treitschke , 1833) (Europe)
- Eteobalea sexnotella ( Chambers , 1878) (US, Texas )
- Eteobalea siciliae ( Riedl , 1966) (Europe, Sicily)
- Eteobalea sumptuosella ( Lederer , 1855) (Europe, Middle East, Syria )
- Eteobalea teucrii ( Walsingham , 1907) (Europe, Spain)
- Eteobalea thaumatella ( Walsingham , 1907) (Europe, North Africa, Algeria )
- Eteobalea tririvella ( Staudinger , 1870) (Russia, Sarepta (Volgograd) )
- Eteobalea vinsoni (Viette, 1953) ( Mauritius )
- Eteobalea wyattella ( Barnes & Busck , 1920) (USA, Illinois )
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c d e J. C. Koster, S. Yu. Sinev: Momphidae, Batrachedridae, Stathmopodidae, Agonoxenidae, Cosmopterigidae, Chrysopeleiidae . In: P. Huemer, O. Karsholt, L. Lyneborg (eds.): Microlepidoptera of Europe . 1st edition. tape 5 . Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2003, ISBN 87-88757-66-8 , pp. 138 (English).
- ↑ S. Yu. Sinev: World catalog of cosmopterigid moths (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae). Proceedings of the Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg 2002, Volume 293, pp. 89-92
- ↑ Eteobalea at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved February 3, 2012
