Heliothela
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Heliothela is a genus of butterflies from the family of Crambiden (Crambidae).
features
The adults have an owl-like appearance. The head has well developed ocelles . The labial palps are long and elongated, the second segment has long scales ventrally . The maxillary palps are triangular and directed upwards. The moths have a fore wing length of five to eight millimeters. The wings are predominantly black with scales. The veins R 3 and R 4 are petiolate on the forewings. The cross vein of the cell is only weakly developed on the fore and hind wings. The frenulum in males and females consists of a single bristle and the retinaculum (frenulum abutment) of the males does not have a hook-shaped extension. The antennae of the males are thicker than those of the females. The genital apparatus of the males has a divided gnathos and a noticeably enlarged vinculum . The valves are dorso basally provided with a serrated sclerotization .
distribution
The representatives of the genus are native to the Palearctic , Oriental , Afrotropic and Australis and mainly inhabit hot and dry regions.
Systematics
The following synonyms are known from the literature :
The genus Heliothela currently includes ten species. The following list is based on the Globiz database.
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Heliothela Guenée , 1854
- Heliothela aterrima Turner , 1937
- Heliothela atra ( Butler , 1877)
- Heliothela cretostrigalis Caradja , 1925
- Heliothela didymospila Turner , 1915
- Heliothela floricola Turner , 1913
- Heliothela nigralbata Leech , 1889
- Heliothela ophideresana ( Walker , 1863)
- Heliothela Oeias Turner , 1915
- Heliothela paracentra ( Meyrick , 1887)
- Heliothela wulfeniana ( Scopoli , 1763)
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c Barry Goater, Matthias Nuss, Wolfgang Speidel: Pyraloidea I (Crambidae, Acentropinae, Evergestinae, Heliothelinae, Schoenobiinae, Scopariinae) . In: P. Huemer, O. Karsholt, L. Lyneborg (eds.): Microlepidoptera of Europe . 1st edition. tape 4 . Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2005, ISBN 87-88757-33-1 , pp. 110 (English).
- ^ Nuss, Matthias (1998): The Scopariinae and Heliothelinae stat. rev. (Lepidoptera Pyraloidea Crambidae) of the Oriental Region - a revisional synopsis with descriptions of new species from the Philippines and Sumatra. Entomol. Ver. Apollo, Suppl. 17: 499
- ↑ Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ). Retrieved October 9, 2014 .
Web links
- Heliothela at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved October 9, 2014
- Heliothela wulfeniana (SCOPOLI, 1763). Lepiforum e. V .: Determination aid of the Lepiforum for the butterfly species found in Germany, Austria and Switzerland., Accessed on October 9, 2014 .