Euclemensia
Euclemensia is a genus of butterflies of the family splendor butterfly ( Cosmopterigidae ).
Features
The head of the moth is scaly smooth. The sensor 3 /5 to 3/4 as long as the forewing. The labial palps are bent back, scaly smooth and extend to the vertex ( vertices ) or beyond. The forewings are lanceolate and have raised shed stains. The hind wings are as wide as the front wing and taper from the wing center. The abdomen is tapered.
The genital armature of the males is slightly asymmetrical. The Brachia are long and wide and taper to a point. The Valven are long and slender and slightly curved. The Valvellae are long and narrow and taper to a point. The Vinculum is wide and has no sac. Aedeagus the long, straight or curved, and has one or two large Cornuti.
In females, the posterior Apophyses are longer than the anterior Apophyses. The ostium is wide and funnel-shaped. The ductus bursae is short and has a strong sklerotisiertes antrum. Corpus bursae is divided into two parts of different sizes and has no signals.
Dissemination
The representatives of the genus Euclemensia are located in the Holarctic and in the Neotropics.
Biology
The caterpillars of the American species are parasitoids and develop in the females of the Schildlausgattung Kermes.
System
In Europe, the genus is represented by only one species ( E. woodiella ), this is considered to be extinct. In North America, three species are native.
- Euclemensia barksdalensis Lee & Brown, 2011
- Euclemensia bassettella Clemens, 1864
- Euclemensia schwarziella Busck, 1901
- Euclemensia woodiella (Curtis), 1830