Alloclita
Alloclita is a genus of butterflies of the family splendor butterfly ( Cosmopterigidae ).
Features
The members of the genus are medium sized moths. The head is scaly smooth, the sensors are three-quarters as long as the forewing. The labial palps are long and curved. The fore wings are rather broad and lanceolate. They have a clearly defined basal darkened and one or more, often very indistinct binding. The hind wings are slightly narrower than the forewings. They are lanceolate and taper to a point.
In the males, the Brachia are more or less symmetrical. They are as long as the Tegumen or longer. The left brachium is longer than the right. The Tegumen is broad, square or slightly tapered distally. The Valven are fringed, have a broadened base and a rounded apex. The Valvellae are finger- shaped and rather long and slender. The aedeagus is long and curved and tapers distally.
In females, the posterior Apophyses are slightly longer than the anterior Apophyses. The ostium is surrounded by a sclerotized band and is partially obscured by the membranous fold between the 6th and 7th sternite. The ductus bursae is membranous and widens towards the corpus bursae. The corpus bursae is oval and may be provided with Signa.
Dissemination
The representatives of the genus are distributed from Spain eastward across the Mediterranean to India, Mongolia and Southeast Asia. Some species are native to Africa.
Biology
The biology of the species is similar Alloclita probably the Pancalia species. It is known only by a type. The caterpillars live accordingly in sandy muck transitions at the root collar of flea herbs ( Pulicaria ), where they feed under the bark of the root.
System
From the literature, the following synonyms are known:
- Proceleustis Meyrick, 1914
- Dhahrania Amsel, 1958
Throughout the world, 18 species to the genus Alloclita, in Europe only one type is based.
- Alloclita brachygrapta Meyrick, 1925 ( North Africa, Egypt)
- Alloclita cerritella ( Riedl, 1993) ( Saudi Arabia)
- Alloclita coleophorella ( Riedl, 1993) ( Saudi Arabia)
- Alloclita delozona Meyrick, 1919 ( India, Mumbai)
- Alloclita francoeuriae Walsingham, 1905 ( North Africa, Algeria)
- Alloclita gambiella ( Walsingham, 1891) (Africa, The Gambia)
- Alloclita haifensis Rebel, 1911 (Middle East, Israel)
- Alloclita implexa ( Meyrick, 1918) (South India )
- Alloclita insignitella ( Riedl, 1993) ( Saudi Arabia)
- Alloclita mongolica Sinev, 1993
- Alloclita paraphracta ( Meyrick, 1914) (South Africa, Transvaal )
- Alloclita plumbaria ( Meyrick, 1921) (Africa, Zimbabwe)
- Alloclita recisella Staudinger, 1859 ( Europe, Andalusia )
- Alloclita reflua Meyrick, 1914 (Sri Lanka)
- Alloclita subitariella ( Riedl, 1993) ( Saudi Arabia)
- Alloclita xylodesma Meyrick, 1911 (South Africa, Transvaal )
- Alloclita zelotypa ( Meyrick, 1918) (Africa, Mozambique)