Haplochrois
Haplochrois is a genus of butterflies of the family of grass leaf miner ( Elchistidae ). The species are often associated with the genus Coleophora.
Features
The antennae are slightly shorter than the forewing. The labial palps are slender and angled upwards. The front wings are very narrow and lanceolate, smooth and often without markings. The hind wings are only half as wide as the front wings. They are straight and run very pointed to.
In the male the uncus consists of two rounded and partially interconnected lobes. The Tegumen is very long and narrow, about three times as long as the uncus. It has a rounded recess on the front edge. The Gnathos - arms are short and curved, they end in round bubbles, which are covered with rows of prongs. The Valven are broad and short, rounded or nearly rectangular and membranous. The Anellus has a complex sclerotization. The size of the Anellus flap is variable, they are shield-shaped, rounded or elongated and provided with spines of different size and arrangement. The Vinculum is wide and has a long and narrow rod-shaped sac. The aedeagus is tubular, straight or curved, and has an oval Endotheca. Cornuti are not present.
In females, the apophyses are very short. The posterior Apophyses are three to six times longer than the anterior Apophyses. The latter are often bent. The genital plate has a curved sclerotized, variously shaped edge and is sometimes divided in the middle. The antrum is weak. The ductus bursae is very long and narrow. He becomes the corpus bursae slightly wider and is coiled. The corpus bursae is small, roundish or oval and has a more or less funnel-shaped Signum. The shape of the genitals of the sign plate, and are for the determination of significance.
Dissemination
The genus has a pantropical distribution mainly, but a few species are native to the south temperate zone.
Biology
Biology is known only in a few species. The caterpillars of the first stages are leaf miners, later stages drill into the shoots.
System
The type species of the genus is Haplochrois chlorometalla Meyrick, 1897.
- Haplochrois albanica ( Rebel & Zerny, 1932)
- Haplochrois buvati ( Baldizzone, 1985)
- Haplochrois gelechiella ( Rebel, 1902)
- Haplochrois ochraceella ( Rebel, 1903)
- Haplochrois theae ( Kuznetsov, 1916)
From the literature, the following synonyms are known:
- Aethia Chambers, 1880
- Rhadinastis Meyrick, 1897
- Tetanocentria Rebel, 1902
- Platybathra Meyrick, 1911
- Parametriotes Kuznetsov, 1916
- Syntetrernis Meyrick, 1922