Asylemissa Fibiger, 2010

FIBIGER, MICHAEL, 2010, Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae, Zootaxa 2583 (1), pp. 1-119 : 65

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2583.1.1

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scientific name

Asylemissa Fibiger
status

gen. nov.

Genus Asylemissa Fibiger View in CoL , new genus

Type-species: Asylemissa comma Fibiger , new species.

Taxonomic notes. The genus Asylemissa is monotypic. Features of the genitalia indicate a closer relationship to the following genera, Clarior and Obscura . The genus is characterised by several unique features.

Diagnosis. Imago (external). 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, ground colour yellow, with black tornal patch.

Crosslines: partly indistinct, light brown.

Terminal line: indistinct.

Reniform stigma: white, outlined by light brown.

Hindwing: grey, without discal spot.

Underside: forewing light brown, hindwing light grey.

Male genitalia. Features of male genitalia described under type-species below.

Female genitalia. Unknown.

Distribution. Asylemissa known only from NE Thailand.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Erebidae

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