Derambila

Derambila
Derambila sp. from Malaysia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Desmobathrinae
Genus:	Derambila Walker, [1863]
Synonyms
ChionopteryxSnellen, 1873 CoriumProut, 1910 HolostixaSwinhoe, 1902 [1] RambaraMoore, 1887

Derambila sp. from Sri Lanka

Derambila cf. dentiscripta from the Philippines

Derambila is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.

Description

Its palpi are porrect (extending forward) and hairy. Antennae long and slender, minutely serrate in male, which is ciliated in female. Legs very long and slender. Fore tibia short and hind tibia with fold and tuft, and without spurs in female. Forewings with vein 3 from long before angle of cell. Veins 7 to 9 stalked from before upper angle and vein 10 absent. Vein 11 becoming coincident with vein 12. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Vein 5 from middle of discocellulars and vein 6 and 7 stalked. ^[2]

Species

• Derambila alucitaria (Snellen, 1873)
• Derambila biokensis Herbulot, 1998
• Derambila candidissima Prout
• Derambila costipunctata Warren, 1905
• Derambila catharina Prout, 1910
• Derambila costata (Warren, 1896)
• Derambila delostigma Prout, 1915
• Derambila dentifera (Moore, 1888)
• Derambila dentiscripta (Bastelberger, 1909)
• Derambila fragilis (Butler, 1880)
• Derambila herbuloti Holloway, 1996
• Derambila hyperphyes (Prout, 1911)
• Derambila idiosceles Turner, 1930
• Derambila iridoptera (Prout, 1913)
• Derambila jacksoni Prout, 1915
• Derambila larula Bastelberger, 1909
• Derambila liosceles Turner, 1930
• Derambila livens Prout, 1931
• Derambila lumenaria (Geyer, 1832)
• Derambila macritibia Prout, 1929
• Derambila manca (Swinhoe, 1902)
• Derambila manfredi Holloway, 1996
• Derambila marginepunctata Bastelberger, 1909
• Derambila melagonata (Walker, [1863])
• Derambila niphosphaeras (Prout, 1934)
• Derambila permensata (Walker, [1863])
• Derambila propages Prout, 1926
• Derambila puella (Butler, 1880)
• Derambila punctisignata Walker, [1863]
• Derambila rectiscripta Prout
• Derambila saponaria (Guenée, 1857)
• Derambila satelliata Walker
• Derambila syllaria (Swinhoe, 1904)
• Derambila synecdema Prout, 1910
• Derambila thearia (Swinhoe, 1904)
• Derambila thrombocnemis Prout, 1929
• Derambila zanclopterata (Walker, [1863])
• Derambila zinctaria (Guenée, 1857)

References

1. Holloway, J. D. (1996). The Moths of Borneo 9: Geometridae: Oenochrominae, Desmobathrinae, Geometrinae. Kuala Lumpur: Southdene. ISBN   9789839991536.
2. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

• Savela, Markku. "Derambila Walker, [1863]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.