Biology:Mesolia

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Short description: Genus of moths

Mesolia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Ancylolomiini
Genus: Mesolia
Ragonot in de Joannis & Ragonot, 1889[1]
Synonyms
  • Deuterolia Dyar, 1914
  • Eugrotea Fernald, 1896
  • Euparolia Dyar, 1914
  • Masolia Hampson, 1919

Mesolia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1889.

Description

Palpi porrect (extending forward), thickly clothed with hair, and extending about twice the length of the head. Maxillary palp triangularly scaled. Frons with a conical projection. Antennae of male thickened and flattened. Tibia with the outer spurs about half the length of inner. Forewings long and narrow, with rounded apex. Veins 4 and 5 from angle of cell and vein 3 absent. Veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked and veins 10 and 11 free. The outer margin produced from apex to vein 5. Hindwings with vein 3 absent. Veins 4 and 5 from angle of cell and vein 6 from upper angle. The upper margin of cell widely separated from veins 8 and vein 7 curving upwards to anastomose with vein 8.[2]

Species

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6821527 entry