Tantulius Fibiger, 2010
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2583.1.1 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7C67FC6F-2D0C-FF97-FF28-F8FBEC137296 |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Tantulius Fibiger |
status |
gen. nov. |
Genus Tantulius Fibiger View in CoL , new genus
Type-species: Tantulius belli Fibiger , new species.
Taxonomic notes. The genus Tantulius is monotypic. The habitus relates it to the previous and following genera. The genus is characterised by a few unique features.
Diagnosis. Imago (external). Wingspan: 8 mm.
Labial palps: porrect; second segment brown outside, beige inside, roughly scaled ventrally; third segment 1/5 of second, cylindrical, narrow, beige.
Head, patagia, anterior part of tegulae, prothorax, basal part of costa, costal part of medial area, and fringes: blackish brown, costal medial area quadrangular (apo.).
Forewing: short and relatively broad; ground colour yellow; terminal area brown, suffused with few black scales.
Crosslines: antemedial and postmedial line well marked, narrow, light brown.
Terminal line: indistinct, indicated by brown interneural dots.
Reniform stigma: untraceable.
Hindwing: grey, without discal spot.
Underside: forewing light brown, hindwing light grey.
Male and Female genitalia. Unknown.
Differential diagnosis. T. belli differs from other Obscurini species in:
- smallsize;
- narrow costal patch in medial area;
- dark fringes;
- crosslines narrow, light brown;
- terminal line with few brown, interneural dots;
- untraceable reniform stigma.
Distribution. Tantulius known only from South India.
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