Teulisna

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Teulisna
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Teulisna tumida
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Lithosiina
Genus: Teulisna
Walker, 1862 [1]
Synonyms
List
    • CorcuraWalker, 1862
    • CossaWalker, 1865
    • DiastrophiaFelder, 1874
    • ItycaWalker, 1866
    • TegulataWalker, 1862
    • Thysanoptyx Hampson, 1894(disputed)
    • Bitecta Heylaerts, 1891(disputed)
    • LophoneuraHampson, 1894

Teulisna is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1862. They are found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Borneo and Java.

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Description

Palpi short, porrect (extending forward) and hairy. Antennae of male with short cilia and bristles. Forewings are triangular with acute apex and erect outer margin. A fringe of long scales in the basal part of the cell on upperside. Veins 3 and 4 stalked and vein 5 absent. Veins 6 to 9 stalked, veins 10 from cell. Areole absent. Vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12. Male with the bent median nervure and narrow cell outer part. Neuration somewhat distorted. Hindwing with veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked and vein 5 absent. Vein 8 from middle of cell. Male with a patch of modified scales at base of median nervure. The cell short and discocellulars oblique. [2]

Species

Former species

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Teulisna Walker, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.