Splendid Ghost Moths and Their Allies
A Revision of Australian Abantiades, Oncopera, Aenetus, Archaeoaenetus and Zelotypia (Hepialidae)
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Splendid Ghost Moths and Their Allies
A Revision of Australian Abantiades, Oncopera, Aenetus, Archaeoaenetus and Zelotypia (Hepialidae)
About this book
The Hepialidae (Ghost Moths) are a family of often spectacular micro-moths. The Australian region is one of the hot spots for hepialid diversity and the fauna is divided into three groups: primitive Hepialidae with small, often overlooked species; oxycanine Hepialidae, containing the large and poorly known genus Oxycanus and its allies; and finally the hepialine Hepialidae, which span from stunning, green Splendid Ghost Moths in the genus Aenetus, to the enormous moths in the genera Zelotypia and Abantiades (which include some of the most impressive insects in the world), to smaller, drab pest species in the genus Oncopera.
Splendid Ghost Moths and Their Allies is the first work to provide comprehensive information about the taxonomy, biology, diversity and morphology of all 70 Australian hepialine Hepialidae species, including the descriptions of 15 species and one genus new to science. Each species is illustrated with colour photographs of males and females and drawings of the genitalia, and the book also contains identification keys to genera and species. Distribution maps and detailed information on where each species is found are included, as well as a species richness map for the group in Australia. This book is an invaluable reference for moth enthusiasts, professional entomologists and nature conservationists alike.
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Information
| Species | Sex | Types | Prep. # |
| Abantiades aphenges | M | Antenna | TJS A_Hep 14/143 |
| A. argentangulum | M | Antenna | TJS A_Hep 14/116 |
| A. argyrosticha | M | Antenna, wing scales | ANIC 20474 |
| A. furva | M | Antenna | TJS A_Hep 13/093 |
| A. hyalinatus | M | Antenna, wing scales, leg | TJS A_Hep 14/122 |
| A. karnka | M | Antenna, wing scales | BMNH Micro 33845 |
| A. leucochiton | M | Antenna | TJS A_Hep 14/109 |
| A. macquillani | M | Antenna | TJS A_Hep 14/108 |
| A. magnificus | M | Antenna | TJS A_Hep 14/111 |
| A. mysteriella | M | Antenna | RMNH 910282 |
| A. neglecta | M | Antenna | ANIC 20453 |
| A. pica | M | Antenna, wing scales, leg | TJS A_Hep 13/099 |
| A. pica | F | Antenna | TJS A_Hep 13/103 |
| A. sui | M | Antenna | TJS A_Hep 13/057 |
| Aenetus dulcis | M | Wing scales | BMNH Micro 33432 |
| A. dulcis | F | Wing scales | BMNH Micro 33433 |
| A. montanus | M | Wing scales | BMNH Micro 33430 |
| A. montanus | F | Wing scales | BMNH Micro 33431 |
| A. scotti | M | Wing scales | BMNH Micro 33842 |
| A. splendens | M | Antenna, wing scales, legs | BMNH Micro 32219 |
| Archaeoaenetus nielseni | M | Antenna, wing scales, leg | TJS A_Hep 14/143 |
| Oncopera rufobrunnea | M | Antenna, wing scales, legs | BMNH Micro 33843 |
| Zelotypia stacyi | M | Antenna, wing scales, leg | BMNH Micro 33844 |
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Abstract
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Historical account
- Material and methods
- Morphology of Hepialidae
- Biology
- Checklist of Australian Hepialine Hepialidae
- Taxonomy
- References
- Black and white plates
- Colour plates
- Appendix 1
- Index