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Chloroclystis

{{Short description|Genus of moths}}

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| image = Chloroclystis latifasciata-16mm-35.jpg

| taxon = Chloroclystis

| authority = Hübner, [1825]

| synonyms =

  • Aetheolepis Warren, 1896
  • Chloroplintha Warren, 1897
  • Dyserga Petersen, 1909
  • Gnamptomia Warren, 1902
  • Gymnopera Warren, 1896
  • Oligoclystia Bastelberger, 1911
  • Sesquiptera Warren, 1896
  • Simotricha Warren, 1897

}}

Chloroclystis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.

Description

Palpi with second joint thickly scaled and reaching beyond the sharp frontal tuft, third joint prominent. Antennae of male annulated. Hind tibia with two spur pairs. Abdomen with slight dorsal crests. Forewings with vein 3 from angle of cell. Vein 5 from middle of discocellulars and vein 6 from upper angle. Veins 10 and 11 stalked, and vein 10 anastomosing (fusing) with veins 7, 8 and 9 to form the large areole. Vein 11 becoming coincident with vein 12. Hindwings with vein 5 from middle of discocellulars. Vein 6 and 7 stalked, and vein 8 anastomosing with vein 7 to beyond middle of cell.{{cite book |last=Hampson |first=G. F. |author-link=George Hampson |date=1895 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180173#page/3/mode/1up |title=The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma |volume=Moths Volume III |publisher=Taylor and Francis |via=Biodiversity Heritage Library}}

Species

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Species of unknown status

  • Chloroclystis rostrata (Guenee, 1858), described as Eupithecia rostrata

Taxonomy

A number of synonyms have been revived and are now considered valid genera. These include:

References

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  • {{cite web |last1=De Prins |first1=J. |last2=De Prins |first2=W. |name-list-style=amp |date=2018 |url=http://www.afromoths.net/genus/show/601620 |title=Chloroclystis Hübner, 1825 |website=Afromoths |access-date=July 25, 2018}}
  • {{cite web |last=Savela |first=Markku |url=http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/larentiinae/chloroclystis/ |title=Chloroclystis Hübner, [1825] |website=Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms |access-date=July 25, 2018}}
  • {{cite journal |last1=Pitkin |first1=Brian |last2=Jenkins |first2=Paul |name-list-style=amp |url=http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Geometridae&sort=GENUS |title=Search results Family: Geometridae |website=Butterflies and Moths of the World |year=2023 |publisher=Natural History Museum, London|doi=10.5519/s93616qw }}

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Category:Eupitheciini

Category:Geometridae genera

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