Ctenomeristis is a genus of small moths belonging to the snout moth family (Pyralidae). They are part of the tribe Phycitini within the huge snout moth subfamily Phycitinae.
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| Ctenomeristis almella imago | |
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| Genus: | Ctenomeristis Meyrick, 1929
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| Ceroprepes almella Meyrick, 1879
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Moths of this genus can usually be distinguished from related moths by their forewing veins. They have 11 veins, with vein 7 missing altogether and veins 4 and 5 as well as 8, 9 and 10 being connected proximally.[1]
Species edit
Species of Ctenomeristis are:[2]
- Ctenomeristis albata
- Ctenomeristis almella
- Ctenomeristis ebriola
- Ctenomeristis kaltenbachi
- Ctenomeristis ochrodepta Meyrick, 1929b (from Marquesas)
- Ctenomeristis paucicornuti
- Ctenomeristis sebasmia (mostly placed in Eremographa)
- Ctenomeristis shafferi
- Ctenomeristis subfuscella
- Ctenomeristis vojnitsi
Footnotes edit
References edit
- Clarke, John Frederick Gates (1986): Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 416: 1-485. PDF fulltext Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine (214 MB!)
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Ctenomeristis. Version of 5 November 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- Savela, Markku (2009): Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms – Ctenomeristis. Version of 9 April 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
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