Biology:Sauris (moth)
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| Genus: | Sauris Guenée, 1857
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Sauris is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Achille Guenée in 1857.[1]
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward), usually about three times the length of head, the second joint fringed with hair above. Antennae of male very much thickened and flattened. Hind tibia of male lack spurs, of female with one spur pair. Abdomen very long. Forewings very ample. Vein 3 from before angle of cell. Vein 5 from middle of discocellulars. Vein 6 from upper angle and veins 10 and 11 stalked, whereas vein 10 anastomosing (fusing) with veins 8 and 9 to form the areole. Hindwings of female with vein 2 from near angle of cell. Veins 3 and 4 stalked or from angle. Vein 5 from middle of discocellulars and veins 6 and 7 stalked. Vein 8 anastomosing with vein 7 to near angle of cell.[2]
Species
- Sauris angustifasciata Inoue – Taiwan, Hong Kong
- Sauris auricula (Warren, 1895) – Malaysia
- Sauris brevipalpis Dugdale, 1980 – Australia
- Sauris cirrhigera (Warren, 1897) – Australia
- Sauris commoni Dugdale, 1980 – Australia
- Sauris dentatilinea (Warren, 1905) – Australia
- Sauris hirudinata Guenée, 1857 – Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Borneo
- Sauris ignobilis Butler – Hong Kong
- Sauris imbecilla (Swinhoe, 1902) – New Guinea
- Sauris infirma Swinhoe, 1902 – Borneo
- Sauris interruptata Moore – Hong Kong
- Sauris lichenias (Meyrick, 1891) – Australia
- Sauris lineosa Moore, 1888 – India, Sri Lanka
- Sauris malaca (Meyrick, 1891) – Australia
- Sauris melanoceros (Meyrick, 1889) – Australia
- Sauris melanosterna Dugdale, 1980 – Australia
- Sauris nebulosa Dugdale, 1980 – Australia
- Sauris nigripalpata Walker, 1862 – Sri Lanka
- Sauris perfasciata Hampson, 1895 – Sri Lanka
- Sauris plumipes Dugdale, 1980 – Australia
- Sauris proboscidaria Walker, 1862 – Ceylon
- Sauris purpuroticta Galsworthy, 1999 – Hong Kong
- Sauris rectilineata Dugdale, 1980 – Australia
- Sauris usta (Warren, 1895) – Malaysia
- Sauris vetustata Walker, 1866 – Australia
- Sauris victoriae Galsworthy, 1999 – Hong Kong
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Sauris Guenée, 1857". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/larentiinae/sauris/. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180173#page/3/mode/1up.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Geometridae&sort=GENUS.
- The male of Sauris mouliniei, an endemic Seychelles moth
Wikidata ☰ Q7427559 entry
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