''Teulisna'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
. The genus was erected by
Francis Walker in 1862. They are found in Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Borneo and Java.
Description
Palpi short, porrect (extending forward) and hairy. Antennae of male with short cilia and bristles. Forewings are triangular with acute apex and erect outer margin. A fringe of long scales in the basal part of the cell on upperside. Veins 3 and 4 stalked and vein 5 absent. Veins 6 to 9 stalked, veins 10 from cell. Areole absent. Vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12. Male with the bent median nervure and narrow cell outer part. Neuration somewhat distorted. Hindwing with veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked and vein 5 absent. Vein 8 from middle of cell. Male with a patch of modified scales at base of median nervure. The cell short and discocellulars oblique.
Species
* ''
Teulisna atratella''
(Walker, 1864)
* ''
Teulisna basigera''
(Walker, 1865)
* ''
Teulisna bertha''
Butler, 1877
* ''
Teulisna bipectinis''
Fang, 2000
* ''
Teulisna bipunctata''
(Walker, 1866)
* ''
Teulisna chiloides
''Teulisna chiloides'' is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1862. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi and Sumbawa. It has also been recorded from Queensla ...
''
Walker, 1862
* ''
Teulisna curviplaga''
(Rothschild, 1912)
* ''
Teulisna divisa''
(Walker, 1862)
* ''
Teulisna harmani''
Holloway, 2001
* ''
Teulisna macropallida''
Holloway, 2001
* ''
Teulisna montanebulosa''
Holloway, 2001
* ''
Teulisna murina''
(Heylaerts, 1891)
* ''
Teulisna nebulosa''
(Walker, 1862)
* ''
Teulisna nigricauda''
Holloway, 1982
* ''
Teulisna obliquistria''
Hampson, 1894
* ''
Teulisna pallidicauda''
Holloway, 2001
* ''
Teulisna perdentata''
(Druce, 1899)
* ''
Teulisna plagiata''
Walker, 1862
* ''
Teulisna pseudochiloides''
Holloway, 2001
* ''
Teulisna quadratella''
Holloway, 2001
* ''
Teulisna reflexa''
Holloway, 2001
* ''
Teulisna ruptifascia''
(Talbot, 1926)
* ''
Teulisna semibrunnea''
Heylaerts, 1891
* ''
Teulisna setiniformis''
(Hampson, 1900)
* ''
Teulisna steineri''
Holloway, 2001
* ''
Teulisna tricornuta''
Holloway, 2001
* ''
Teulisna tumida''
(Walker, 1862)
* ''
Teulisna uniformis''
(Hampson, 1894)
* ''
Teulisna uniplaga''
Hampson, 1894
Former species
* ''
Teulisna tetragona''
(Walker, 1854)
References
External links
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Lithosiina
Moth genera
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
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