Porphyrosela, Braun, 1908

Prins, Jurate De & Kawahara, Akito Y., 2012, Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), Zootaxa 3594 (1), pp. 1-283 : 168-169

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3594.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B00799F3-F397-438C-B1E1-A8440E636921

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5259560

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03ADE350-B1B4-FF22-F1CF-F94B8A03CEE1

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Porphyrosela
status

 

Key to the species of the Afrotropical Porphyrosela View in CoL based on external characters and host plants

1. Antennal tips white, four costal strigulae on forewing......................................................... 2

– Antennal tips of the same colour as remaining part of flagellum, three costal strigulae on forewing..................... 3

2. Ground colour of forewing equally unicolous ochreous; larvae feed on Teramnus spp. and Vigna spp. [ Fabaceae View in CoL ] (Figs 120–122)....................................................................................66. teramni

– Ground colour of forewing speckled with blackish scales; larvae feed on Glycine max View in CoL (L.) Merr. and Vigna sp. [ Fabaceae View in CoL ] ( Figs 118, 119 View FIGURES 117–122 )............................................................................ 65. homotropha View in CoL

3. Ground colour of forewing equally unicolous ochreous; larvae feed on Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth View in CoL [ Fabaceae View in CoL ] ( Fig. 117 View FIGURES 117–122 )............................................................................................... 64. gautengi View in CoL

– Ground colour of forewing with dense irroration of brownish scales; larvae feed on Desmodium adscendens (Sw.) DC. View in CoL [ Fabaceae View in CoL ] ( Fig. 116 View FIGURES 111–116 ).......................................................................63. desmodivora View in CoL

Key to the species of the Afrotropical Porphyrosela based on male genitalia*

1. Tubular anellus shorter than aedoeagus, tegumen about as long as valva.......................................... 2

– Tubular anellus as long as aedoeagus enclosing it entirely, tegumen slightly longer than valva ( Figs 287–291 View FIGURES 287–291 )....66. teramni

2. Valva bar-shaped with rounded apex; aedoeagus broad, basally bearing sclerotized cornutus, apex of vesica with sharp barb ( Figs 283, 284 View FIGURES 283–286 ).............................................................................. 64. gautengi View in CoL

– Valva bar-shaped, slightly dilated apically, with somewhat angulated, but not round apex; aedoeagus straight, with narrow tip, distally open, cornuti absent ( Figs 285, 286 View FIGURES 283–286 ).................................................... 65. homotropha View in CoL

* male genitalia of P. desmodivora unknown.

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