Descriptions of the eggs of some southern Australian Geometridae (Lepidoptera)
Author
Young, Catherine J.
text
Zootaxa
2006
2006-08-14
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journal article
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Chlenias
‘
banksiaria
’ Le Guillou (Figs 151–157)
(
type
species)
No oviposition details available.
Batch configuration and attachment
: Attached in large groups (Fig. 151).
Colour
: Not available.
Size (mm):
(n=10) L =0.78 ± 0.00, W=0.58 ± 0.01, T=0.37 ± 0.01
Width/length: 0.74
No. of females: 3
Aeropylar opening size (m)
(n=5): L=2.2 ± 0.13, W=1.74 ± 0.10
Relative aeropylar opening size: 3.2
Micropyles
: Distinct (Figs 152 & 153)
No. of openings: 6
No. of cells in rosette: 10
No. of rows of cells in micropylar area: 3
Shape:
Moderately broad, subellipsoid, anterior pole slightly truncated, slightly wider than posterior, polar profile subcircular, dorsoventrally flattened (Figs 151, 152, 154 & 155).
Characteristics
: Egg unmarked apart from hexagonal cells with flat floors, aeropyles only visible on and around anterior pole (Figs 151, 152, 154, 155). Cell walls narrow (Fig. 152), recessed in micropylar area (Fig. 153), outlined by rows of aeropyles in area adjacent to anterior pole. Aeropyles of irregular shape and size, slightly elevated, openings moderately large (Fig. 156). Chorion granulated or blistered (Figs 156 & 157).