Cingalesa

Cingalesa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Genus: Cingalesa
Hampson, 1884[1]
Species:
C. strigicosta
Binomial name
Cingalesa strigicosta
Hampson, 1893

Cingalesa is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Cingalesa strigicosta, is found in Sri Lanka.[2] Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson, the genus in 1894 and the species in 1893.[3]

Description

Palpi upturned, where the second joint reaching vertex of head, the third joint minute. Thorax and abdomen tuftless. Forewings with vein 6 absent, veins 8 to 10 stalked. Hindwings with stalked veins 3, 4 and 6, 7.[4]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Cingalesa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ^ "Species Details: Cingalesa strigicosta Hampson, 1893". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  4. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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