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North American Lepidoptera Genitalia Library

Crambidae 801329.5 – 4766.1 – Aulacodes cf. aechmialis Guenée, 1854

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Aulacodes cf. aechmialis Guenée, 1854 (TL: Cayenne) has male genitalia matching the illustration by Lange (1956) of "Aulacodes aechmialis". The original descriptions of aechmialis and it's synonym Hydrophysa plumipedalis Hampson, 1895 (TL: Grenada) seem to somewhat match. The original description and illustration of Paraponyx bosoralis Druce, 1896 (TL:Guatemala), another synonym, do not match.

Druce, H., 1891-1900. On the Geometridae, Pyralidae, and allied families of Heterocera of the Lesser Antilles. Biologia Centrali-Americana. Insecta. Lepidoptera-Heterocera, 2: 278; vol. 3: pl. 63, fig. 31 (bosoralis). Guenée, M.A., 1854. Deltoïdes et Pyralites. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères, 8(8): 249. Hampson, G.F., 1895. On the Geometridae, Pyralidae, and allied families of Heterocera of the Lesser Antilles. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany and Geology, (ser. 6) 16: 343 (plumipedalis). Lange, W.H., 1956. A generic revision of the aquatic moths of North America: (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Nymphulinae). Wasman Journal of Biology, 14(1): 77; figs. 40, 41 (♂ gen. aechmialis). Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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