Revision of the genus Pyrochlora Warren, 1895 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Geometrinae)
Author
Viidalepp, Jaan
text
Zootaxa
2009
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journal article
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10.5281/zenodo.185515
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185515
Pyrochlora
Warren, 1895
Pyrochlora
Warren, 1895
,
Novit. Zool.
2: 90.
Type
species:
Phalaena rhanis
Cramer, 1777
.
The genus is grouped within the tribe Nemorini according to
Pitkin (1996)
, based on characters of male genitalia: a) the presence of central sclerotization (“midrib”) of sternite A8; b) rod-like or spatulate uncus; and c) costal sclerotization of valva.
Pitkin (1996)
discussed the genital characters of
Pyrochlora
in comparison with those of
Tachychlora
Prout, 1912
. Generic characters of
Pyrochlora
include pectinate antennae in both sexes; weakly shaped, orange or brownish fillet between antennae; orange and brown colour of frons; olive green and grey to brown pattern of wings with a distinct orange, yellow or whitish patch subtornally in forewing and subcostally in hindwing.
Hind
tibiae with two pairs of spurs and bearing contrasting black tufts of scales at joints; inner spurs are longer than external ones, and distance between spur pairs shorter than the longest spurs. Male hind tibia with a hair pencil concealed in a rim and distally covered by a short apical projection.
Tachychlora
species share a white head color, contrasting black and yellow markings on hindwings, much longer, filiform uncus and sidewise projecting cornuti on aedeagus.