Indian Journal of Entomology
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  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 77
  • Issue: 3

Studies on genitalia of four type species of subfamily ennominae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

Entomology Section, Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014

*E-mail: virinderwalia@yahoo.co.in

Online published on 3 November, 2015.

Abstract

Critical observations have been made on the structure of male and female genitalia of four type species, namely Anonychia grisea (Butler), Ctenognophos eolaria eolaria (Guenée), Heterostegane subtessellata (Walker) and Hydatocapnia marginata (Warren) belonging to the subfamily Ennominae under Geometridae of Lepidoptera. In addition, generic characters of the dealt with genera have also been documented.

Keywords

Geometridae, Anomychia, Ctenognophos, Heterostegans, Hydatocapria, type species