Teliphasa Moore 1888
- 1. Zoological Survey of India, M-Block New, Alipore, Kolkata 700 053, West Bengal, India. & Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002, Punjab, India. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 4983 - 0403
- 2. Zoological Survey of India, M-Block New, Alipore, Kolkata 700 053, West Bengal, India. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6657 - 7983
- 3. Department of Zoology & Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002, Punjab, India. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9670 - 5931
Description
Genus Teliphasa Moore, 1888: 200
Type species: Teliphasa orbiculifer Moore, 1888 (by original designation)
Distribution: India (Hampson 1896a); China, Japan, Korea (Liu et al. 2016); DR Congo (Nuss et al. 2003 –2022).
Diagnosis: The genus Teliphasa Moore, 1888 is diagnosed on the basis of broad forewing, conspicuous discal and discocellular dark spots, a narrow antemedial line, and a relatively broad postmedial line that is curved outwardly at middle. In males, antenna thicker with a row of short cilia along anterior margin (Liu et al. 2016). In male genitalia, the valva is broad fan-shaped and almost circular; gnathos in form of long, paired processes.
The genus Teliphasa superficially resembles Termioptycha Meyrick, 1889, but can be easily distinguished by the forewing costa without a stigma in the median area, and the hindwing with a discocellular spot, whereas in Termioptycha, the forewing costa has a distinct stigma in the median area, and the hindwing lacks the discocellular spot) (Liu et al. 2016). In male genitalia, the conspicuously subrounded valva and the lack of a costal spine clearly separate Teliphasa from Termioptycha.
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Biodiversity
- Family
- Pyralidae
- Genus
- Teliphasa
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Moore
- Taxon rank
- genus
- Taxonomic concept label
- Teliphasa Moore, 1888 sec. Ranjan, Singh & Kirti, 2022
References
- Moore, F. (1888) Descriptions of Indian Lepidoptera Heterocera from the collection of the late Mr. W. S. Atkinson. In: Hewitson, W. C. & Moore, F., Descriptions of new Indian lepidopterous Insects from the collection of the late Mr. W. S. Atkinson 3. Asiatic Society of Bengal Calcutta and Taylor & Francis, London, pp. 199 - 299, pls. 6 - 8.
- Hampson, G. F. (1896 a) The fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma, Moths, 4. Taylor and Francis Ltd., London, 594 pp.
- Liu, L., Wang, Y. & Li, H. (2016) Taxonomic review of the genus Teliphasa Moore, 1888 from China, with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Epipaschiinae). ZooKeys, 554, 119 - 137. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 554.6177
- Nuss, M., Landry, B., Mally, R., Vegliante, F., Trankner, A., Bauer, F., Hayden, J., Segerer, A., Schouten, R., Li, H., Trofimova, T., Solis, M. A., Prins, J. De & Speidel, W. (2003 - 2022) Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Available from: http: // www. pyraloidea. org (accessed 31 January 2022)
- Meyrick, E. (1889) On some Lepidoptera from New Guinea. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1889, 455 - 522. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1365 - 2311.1889. tb 00932. x