Mimeusemia Explained
Mimeusemia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. Species are found in Japan, India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
Description
Veins 9 and 10 of the forewing both anastomosing (fusing) with veins 7 and 8 to form an areole. Claspers of male are large.[1]
Species
- Mimeusemia accurata Swinhoe, 1889
- Mimeusemia albicilia Hampson, 1894
- Mimeusemia amanda Kishida, 1993
- Mimeusemia basalis Walker, 1854
- Mimeusemia centralis Rothschild, 1896
- Mimeusemia ceylonica Hampson, 1893
- Mimeusemia davidsoni Swinhoe, 1899
- Mimeusemia econia Hampson, 1900
- Mimeusemia limbata Jordan, 1939
- Mimeusemia lombokensis Rothschild, 1897
- Mimeusemia perakana Rothschild, 1896
- Mimeusemia persimilis Butler, 1875
- Mimeusemia peshwa Moore, 1858
- Mimeusemia postica Walker, 1862
- Mimeusemia puciola Druce, 1895
- Mimeusemia semyron Herrich-Schäffer, [1853]
- Mimeusemia simplex Lucas, 1891
- Mimeusemia vilemani Hampson, 1911
- Mimeusemia vittata Butler, 1875
References
- Kishida, Y. (1993). "The agaristine moths of south east Asia (3), Description of three new forms of Longicella, Cruriopsis and Mimeusemia (Noctuidae: Agaristinae)." Gekkan-Mushi (269): 12–13.
- Web site: Savela . Markku . Mimeusemia Butler, 1875 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 20, 2019.
- Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Noctuidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.
Notes and References
- Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson
. George Hampson . 1894 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II . Taylor and Francis . Biodiversity Heritage Library.
