Tolliella

Tolliella is a genus of butterflies of the family splendor butterfly ( Cosmopterigidae ).

Features

The representatives of the genus Tolliella are relatively large moth with 17 to 24 mm wingspan and have a similar forewing drawing as the species of the genus Hodgesiella. The genital armature of the males is similar to the Eteobalea species, the right brachium is very long and straight and the Valven are nearly parallel walls. In females, the sterigma protrudes and is sclerotized. The ductus bursae and corpus bursae are the membranous, signals are not formed.

Dissemination

The genus is in Asia Minor, the Middle East (Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq ) and used in China ( Henan Province ).

Biology

About the biology of the species is not known.

System

The type species of the genus is Stagmatophora fulguritella Ragonot, 1895. Tolliella The genus was up to the description of Tolliella truncatula in 2009 monotypic.

Documents

  • Cosmopterigidae
  • Splendor falter
Aedeagus Sclerotin Near East
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