Descriptions of the eggs of some southern Australian Geometridae (Lepidoptera) Author Young, Catherine J. text Zootaxa 2006 2006-08-14 1287 1 294 journal article 1175­5334 7778314F-E23A-4947-876A-9610E4C959A7 Aphantes melanochorda Turner (Figs 392–398) ( type species) Oviposition 1♀ Code no.: G57 Date of oviposition: 24 Apr. Batch size: 10 (n = 1) Realised fecundity: 10 Incubation time (days): 21 Batch configuration and attachment : Loose Colour : Very pale yellow to green, becoming pale orange with orange flecks (Fig. 392). Size (mm): (n=5) L =0.55 ± 0.01 W =0.50 ± 0.02, T =0.48 ± 0.00 Width/length: 0.92 No. of females: 1 Aeropylar opening size (m) (n=5): L=6.3 ± 0.21, W=5.4 ± 0.29 Relative aeropylar opening size: 10.6 Micropyles : Distinct (Figs 393 & 394) No. of openings: 4 No. of cells in rosette: 9 No. of rows of cells in micropylar area: 2 Shape: Very broad, bluntly ovoid, anterior pole truncated, slightly wider than posterior pole, polar profile circular, not dorso­ventrally flattened (Figs 392, 393 & 395). Characteristics : Egg conspicuously marked with hexagonal cells with flat to slightly concave floors (Figs 393, 395 & 396), aeropyles on all egg surfaces (Figs 393–395). Cell walls moderately wide, moderately elevated, double­ridged; walls narrow, slightly elevated (Figs 393–397), single­ridged in micropylar area (Fig. 394). Aeropyles elevated, domed, openings extremely large (Figs 393–398). Chorion rough due to dense, irregular pitting (Fig. 397).