Gisilia
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Gisilia is a genus of butterflies from the family of cosmopterigidae (Cosmopterigidae).
features
The head of the moth is scaled close to it. The antennae are 2/3 as long as the fore wings. The trunk is moderately long and scaled at the base. The antenna base member ( scapus ) widens slightly distally . The labial palps are cylindrical and curved upwards. The fore wings are lanceolate and sometimes have two incomplete ligaments and two opposing spots in front of the apex . The hind wings are very narrow and about a third as wide as the fore wings.
The uncus is missing in the males , the tegumen is very short and narrowly triangular. The blades are asymmetrically divided into two lobes. They have a different shape and have coarse bristles distally. The vinculum is ribbon-shaped. The aedeagus is long and sclerotized , cornuti are absent.
In the females, the anal papillae are fused and sclerotized. The apophyses are long and strong, both pairs are of equal length. The ostium is large and offset to the left at the anterior edge of the seventh sternite . The genital plate is complex and has a number of curved and severely sclerotized folds on the ostium. The ductus bursae is membranous and sometimes has a sclerotized inner ligament. The corpus bursae is either membranous or has a fine network-like structure. The sign is tooth-shaped.
distribution
The representatives of the genus are common in the Mediterranean area , in Africa and from the Middle East to Pakistan and India .
biology
Little is known about the biology of the species. The caterpillars of a species was to acacia ( Acacia found).
Systematics
The type species of the genus is Ascalenia stereodoxa Meyrick , 1925. In Europe there are two species, Gisilia lerautella and Gisilia stereodoxa .
- Gisilia alfieriella ( Rebel , 1927)
- Gisilia antidesma ( Meyrick , 1913)
- Gisilia cardinata ( Meyrick , 1918)
- Gisilia conformata ( Meyrick , 1921)
- Gisilia gielisi Koster , 2010
- Gisilia lerautella Gibeaux , 1986
- Gisilia meyi Sinev , 2007
- Gisilia stagnans ( Meyrick , 1921)
- Gisilia stereodoxa ( Meyrick , 1925)
- Gisilia subcrocea ( Meyrick , 1923)
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c d e f g 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. 188 (English).
- ↑ a b Friedrich Kasy (1968): Results of the Zoological Nubia Expedition 1962. Part XXXV. Annals of the Natural History Museum Vienna 72: pp. 497–525
- ↑ Gisilia at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved May 2, 2012
- ↑ a b c d e f Gisilia Kasy, 1968. (No longer available online.) Belgian Biodiversity Platform, formerly in the original ; Retrieved May 2, 2012 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ JC Koster (2010): Or Lepidoptera, family Cosmopterigidae. In: A. van Harten (Ed.): Arthropod fauna of the United Arab Emirates. ISBN 9789948156161
- ^ C. Gibeaux (1985): Description of new Cosmopterygidae for the science from Fontainebleau forest (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterygidae, Antequerinae). Alexanor 14 (4): pp. 167-177 abstract
