Platypepla, WARREN, 1900

Scoble, Malcolm J. & Krüger, Martin, 2002, A review of the genera of Macariini with a revised classification of the tribe (Geometridae: Ennominae), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 134 (3), pp. 257-315 : 267-268

PLATYPEPLA WARREN

(Figs 1, 61–63)

Platypepla Warren, 1900 . Type species: Platypepla nudaria Warren (1900) a junior synonym of P. spurcata (Warren, 1897) (Heterolocha) . South Africa.

Description

Head. Chaetosemata extended across head. Antenna of male fasciculate, not bipectinate.

Wings (Fig. 1). Weakly falcate, ochreous to ochreousbrown.

Male genitalia ( Fig. 61 ). Uncus triangular, pointed. Gnathos present. Valva: completely divided; costa shorter than sacculus or of equal length, with one or more stout spines; sacculus narrow to much broader than costa. Saccus short, pointed.

Pregenital abdomen of male ( Fig. 62 ). Sternum A8 pointed bearing a short point medially in two species.

Female genitalia ( Fig. 63 ). Corpus bursae small and covered with small spines.

Diagnosis. The shape of the valva is distinctive.

Distribution. The genus occurs in much of the Afrotropical region, but its distribution is centred on southern Africa.

Foodplants. Moquiniella and Tieghemia spp. (Loranthaceae) .

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Figures 33–60. Macariini . 33, Macaria notata [ Philobia ]; 34, Macaria pustularia [ Physostegania ]; 35, Macaria artesiaria [ Proutictis ]; 36, Macaria rimosata [ Psamatodes ]; 37, Macaria granitata [ Sciagraphia ]; 38, Macaria subdiversa [ Xenoecista ]; 39, Boarmioides desertaria ; 40, Parosteodes fictiliaria ; 41, Chiasmia clathrata ; 42, Chiasmia rectistriaria [ Acadra ]; 43, Chiasmia suriens [ Allochrosis ]; 44, Chiasmia vacuna [ Automolodes ]; 45, Chiasmia normata [ Discalma ]; 46, Chiasmia ozararia [ Evarzia ]; 47, Chiasmia aestimaria [ Godonela ]; 48, Chiasmia fasciosaria [ Godonela ]; 49, Chiasmia nubilata [ Hyostomodes ]; 50, Chiasmia variegata [ Iulocera ]; 51, Chiasmia procidata [ Osteodes ]; 52, Chiasmia crassata [ Peridela ]; 53, Chiasmia pluviata [ Thyridesia ]; 54, Chiasmia tephrinata [ Xenoneura ]; 55, Malgassothisa trifida ; 56, Lampadopteryx scintillans ; 57, Digrammia mellistrigata ; 58, Digrammia rippertaria [ Asmate ]; 59, Hypephyra terrosa ; 60, Hypephyra brunneiplaga [Visitaria]. Slightly larger than natural size.

Number of species. There is just one valid species already described and 13 that are undescribed ( Krüger, 2001).

Figures

Figures 61–63. Platypepla spurcata: 61, ♂ genitalia; 62, sternum A8 of ♂; 63, ♀ genitalia.