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Thumatha

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Thumatha
Thumatha senex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Nudariina
Genus: Thumatha
Walker, 1866
Synonyms
  • Pelobrochis Lucas, 1892
  • Dictenus Butler, [1897]
  • Nudaridia Hampson, 1900

Thumatha is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1866. Species are distributed in the Oriental and Australian regions.

Description

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Palpi porrect (extending forward) and slender. Antennae bipectinated (comb like on both sides) in male. The tibia has long spurs, and the forewings are broad and short. Veins 3 to 5 arise closer to the end of the cell, and vein 6 from upper angle. Veins 7 to 9 stalked and vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12. In hindwings, veins 3 and 4 stalked, vein 5 from angle of cell, veins 6 and 7 stalked, and vein 8 from beyond the middle of cell.[1]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Vol. Moths - Vol. II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  • Kühne, L. (2007). Esperiana Buchreihe zur Entomologie Memoir 3: 353–394.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.
  • Thalassia Salentina 30: 81–92.
  • Savela, Markku. "Thumatha Walker, 1866". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 23, 2019.