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Isonomeutis
Genus of moths From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Isonomeutis is a genus of moths in the Copromorphidae family. All species are endemic to New Zealand.
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Taxonomy
This genus was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1888.[1]
Description
Meyrick described the genus as follows:
Forehead with projecting scales. Antennæ in male filiform, shortly ciliated (½). Palpi very long, straight, porrected, with rough projecting scales above and beneath, somewhat attenuated, terminal joint concealed. Thorax smooth. Posterior tibiæ smooth-scaled. Forewings with veins 3 and 4 approximated at base, 7 to hindmargin, surface with small tufts of scales. Hindwings markedly narrower than forewings, rounded; veins 3 and 4 short-stalked, 5, 6, 7 tolerably parallel, lower median naked.[1]
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Species
- Isonomeutis amauropa Meyrick, 1888
- Isonomeutis restincta Meyrick, 1923
References
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