Article
Evidence for the generic placement of the ghost moth Korscheltellus fusconebulosa (de Geer, 1778) (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) and comments on the monophyly of Korscheltellus Börner, 1920
Auteur : Grehan (John R.)
Année de publication : 2012
Publication : Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
Volume :
41
Pagination : 29-32
Résumé :
The taxonomic placement of Pharmacis fusconebulosa (De Geer, 1878), within a monophyletic Korscheltellus Börner, 1920, is supported by the uniquely shared presence of a curved and spatulate mesosome in the male genitalia of K. gracilis (Grote, [1865]), K. lupulina (Linnaeus, 1758), and K. fusconebulosa. A sister-species relationship between K. gracilis of North America and K. fusconebulosa is supported by the uniquely shared presence of a tooth along the dorsal vincular margin, a lateral costal tooth on the valve.