Charltona

Charltona is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1886.

Charltona
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Charltona

Synonyms
  • Charltonia Hua, 2005

Description

Palpi porrect (extending forward), clothed with rough hair, and projecting about one and a half times the length of the head. Maxillary palpi triangularly dilated with hair. Frons rounded. Tibia with outer spurs about two-thirds length of inner. Wings long and narrow. Forewings with rectangular apex. Vein 3 from before angle of cell and veins 4 and 5 well separated at origin. Vein 7 straight and well separated with veins 8 and 9. Vein 10 free, whereas vein 11 curved and approximated to vein 12. Hindwings with vein 3 from near angle of cell. Veins 4 and 5 from angle and approximated for a short distance. Vein 6 absent and vein 7 anastomosing (fused) with vein 8.[2]

Species

Status unclear

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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