A taxonomic review of the genus Triscaedecia (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae) in the world fauna
Author
Ustjuzhanin, Petr
Author
Kovtunovich, Vasiliy
Author
Hobern, Donald
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-03-27
4571
3
373
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journal article
27902
10.11646/zootaxa.4571.3.5
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Genus
Triscaedecia
Hampson, 1905
Triscaedecia
Hampson, 1905
: 247
.
Type
species:
T. dactyloptera
Hampson, 1905
, by monotypy.
Hofmannia
Pagenstecher, 1900
: 241
.
Type
species:
H. septemdactyla
Pagenstecher, 1900
, by monotypy. A junior homonym of
Hofmannia
Wocke, 1877
, in Heidemann
Die Schmetterlinge deutschlands und der
Schweiz
2 (2): 644. There is no objective replacement name but
H. septemdactyla
is currently considered to be congeneric with
Triscaedecia dactyloptera
Hampson, 1905
, the
type
species of
Triscaedecia
Hampson, 1905
; the latter is thus available for use as a subjective replacement name (
Nye & Fletcher 1991
).
Diagnosis
(modified from
Meyrick 1910
, to address variation in maxillary palpi). Labial palpi long, second joint porrected, with projecting scales beneath, terminal joint shorter, ascending. Maxillary palpi variable in length, loosely scaled, porrected. Forewings evenly six-cleft from about two-thirds, cell moderate; 2 from two-thirds of cell, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex, 9–11 separate. Hindwings evenly seven-cleft from beyond middle, segments occupied by 1b, 2, 3, 4, 6. 7, 8 respectively, 6 and 7 approximated at base.