Key to genera [pdf]by Thomas Simonsenuploaded 16 February 2010 (Modified from Neunzig 1997, Simonsen 2008, and Heinrich 1956) |
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1 |
Male |
...2 |
Female |
...21 |
|
2 |
Antenna bipectinate |
...3 |
Antenna not bipectinate |
...8 |
|
3 |
Flagellum of antenna with dorso-basal patch of scale-like sensilla |
...Cactobrosis |
Flagellum of antenna without such patch |
...4 |
|
4 |
Abdomen 8 with two pair of ventro-lateral scale tufts |
...Amalafrida |
Abdomen 8 without two such tufts |
...5 |
|
5 |
Forewing with M2 and M3 divided for less than half their length |
...Melitara |
Forewing with M2 and M3 divided for more than half their length |
...6 |
|
6 |
Sharp ridge between eye and labial palpus; ocellus placed in an anterior incision of chaetosomata |
...7 |
| No ridge between eye and labial palpus; ocellus placed adjacent to chaetosomata | ...Alberada |
|
7 |
Antecosta of male T8 laterally lyre shaped |
...Sigelgaita |
Antecosta of male T8 laterally curved but not lyre shaped |
...Nanaia |
|
8 |
Flagellum of antenna with dorso-basal patch of scale-like sensilla |
...9 |
Flagellum of antenna without such patch |
...11 |
|
9 |
Hair-like sensilla on antenna almost as long as segments are wide |
...10 |
Hair-like sensilla on antenna clearly shorter than width of segment |
...Ozamia |
|
10 |
Forewing with Rs2+3 and Rs4 diverging after the end of Rs1; forewing with M2
and M3 divided for less than half their length |
...Baphala |
Forewing with Rs2+3and Rs4 diverging before the end of Rs1; forewing
with M2 and M3 diverged for more than half their length |
...Zophodia |
|
11 |
Haustellum absent |
...Rostrolaetilia |
Haustellum present |
...12 |
|
12 |
Antenna serrate |
...13 |
Antenna not serrate |
...18 |
|
13 |
Maxillary palpus fan-shaped |
...14 |
Maxillary palpus not fan-shaped |
...Echinocereta |
|
14 |
Hair-like sensilla on antenna almost as long as segments are wide |
...15 |
Hair-like sensilla on antenna clearly shorter than width of segment |
...Salambola |
|
15 |
Sharp ridge between eye and labial palpus |
...16 |
No ridge between eye and labial palpus |
...Tucumania |
|
16 |
Terminal segment of maxillary palpus pointed outwards |
...Cactoblastis |
Terminal segment of maxillary palpus not pointed outwards |
...17 |
|
17 |
Head of gnathos fused except most terminally |
...Cahela |
Head of gnathos not fused except dorso-basally |
...Eremberga |
|
18 |
Dorsal base of uncus with a pair of rounded bumps |
...Rumatha |
Dorsal base of uncus without rounded bumps |
...19 |
|
19 |
Sharp ridge between eye and labial palpus |
...20 |
No ridge between eye and labial palpus |
...Yosemitia |
|
20 |
Chaetosomata placed posterior to dorso-basal corner of eye; tergal antecosta
of A3 M-shaped |
...Laetilia |
Chaetosomata placed anterior to dorso-basal corner of eye; tergal antecosta
of A3 ring-shaped |
....Rhagea |
|
Dorsal sclerotization of abdomen 8 in lateral view triangular and saddle-
shaped |
...22 |
|
Dorsal sclerotization of abdomen 8 different |
...25 |
|
22 |
Antenna bipectinate |
...Melitara |
Antenna not bipectinate |
...23 |
|
23 |
Lamella antevaginalis prominent, entire and sclerotized |
...24 |
Lamella antevaginalis not prominent |
...Alberada |
|
24 |
Lamella antevaginalis with latero-anterior horns |
....Olyca |
Lamella antevaginalis anteriorly smooth and rounded |
...Cactoblastis |
|
25 |
Ductus seminalis attached anteriorly on corpus bursae |
...26 |
Ductus seminalis attached more posterior on corpus bursae |
...34 |
|
26 |
Maxillary palpus fan-shaped |
...27 |
Maxillary palpus not fan-shaped |
...29 |
|
27 |
Dorsal sclerotization of abdomen 8 with large, unsclerotized, V-shape
basal incision |
...28 |
Unsclerotized incision smaller and rounded |
...Amalafrida |
|
28 |
Hind wing cell with vestigial anterior cross veins |
...Salambola |
Hind wing cell fully open without vestigial anterior cross veins |
...Nanaia |
|
29 |
Forewing Rs2+3 diverge well after the end of Rs1 |
...30 |
Forewing Rs2+3 diverge before the end of Rs1 |
...Zophodia |
|
30 |
Forewing M2 and M3 diverged for more than half their length |
...31 |
Forewing M2 and M3 diverged for less than half their length |
...Baphala |
|
31 |
Forewing CuA1 and CuA2 close together at base, CuA2 then sigmoid
swung away from CuA1 |
...32 |
Forewing CuA1 and CuA2 not particularly close together, CuA2 not
sigmoid |
...33 |
|
32 |
Hind wing cell with vestigial anterior cross veins |
...Cactobrosis |
Hind wing cell fully open without vestigial anterior cross veins |
...Echinocereta |
|
33 |
Base of anterior apophysis narrow |
...Laetilia |
Base of anterior apophysis broad and diamond-shaped |
...Rhagea |
|
34 |
Dorsal sclerotization of abdomen 8 entire anteriorly; haustellum present |
...35 |
Dorsal sclerotization of abdomen 8 incomplete anteriorly; haustellum
absent |
...Rostrolaetilia |
|
35 |
Sharp ridge between eye and labial palpus |
...36 |
No ridge between eye and labial palpus |
...39 |
|
36 |
Dorsal sclerotization of abdomen 8 cylindrical |
...37 |
Dorsal sclerotization of abdomen 8 flattened and clearly longer than high |
...Sigelgaita |
|
37 |
Base of posterior apophysis broad and diamond-shaped |
...38 |
Base of posterior apophysis narrow |
...Rumatha |
|
38 |
Base of anterior apophysis broad with a ventral point; bursa ostium
membranous ventrally |
...Cahela |
Base of anterior apophysis broad and diamond-shaped; bursa ostium sclerotized ventrally |
...Eremberga |
|
39 |
Ocellus placed in an anterior incision of chaetosomata |
...Tucumania |
Ocellus not placed in incision of chaetosomata |
...40 |
|
40 |
Dorsal sclerotization of abdomen 8 with anterior centro-anterior incision |
...Yosemitia |
Dorsal sclerotization of abdomen 8 anteriorly entire |
...Ozamia |
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