Eschatura Meyrick, 1897
Eschatura Meyrick, 1897, Descriptions of new Lepidoptera from Australia and New Zealand. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1897: 367–390 [382]. Type species: Eschatura lemurias Meyrick, 1897 by monotypy.
Phloeophorba Turner, A.J. 1898. The Xyloryctidae of Queensland. Annals of the Queensland Museum 4: 1–32 [5]. Type species: Phloeophorba codonoptera Turner, 1898 by monotypy.
Phloeophora Turner, 1900, New Micro-lepidoptera -- mostly from Queensland. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA 24: 6-23 [11]. Spelling mistake.
Eschatura Meyrick, 1897, senior subjective synonym of Phloeophorba Turner 1897. [Cryptophasidae]. Fletcher, T. B., 1929, A list of generic names used for Microlepidoptera. Memoirs of the Department of Agriculture of India, 11: 1-244 [85].
Eschatura Meyrick, 1897. Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex [accessed 17 June 2010].
Eschatura Meyrick, 1897. Edwards, E. D. (2003), Xyloryctinae. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/XYLORYCTINAE [accessed 17 June 2010].
Original description, Meyrick, 1897
Eschatura, gen.n.
Antennae in ♂ filiform, simple. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint thickened with appressed scales, terminal as long as second, moderate, acute. Posterior tibiae rough-scaled. Forewings with apex strongly caudate; 2 from 2/3 of cell, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa. Hindwings over 1, trapezoidal, termen sinuate beneath apex; 3 and 4 short-stalked, 5 parallel, 6 and 7 connate.
This genus belongs to the group formerly maintained as a distinct family under the name Xyloryctidae, and is intermediate between Uzucha and Pilostibes.
Synonymic description, Turner 1898
PHLOEOPHORBA, n.g.
Head with appressed scales; ocelli absent; tongue short, antennae moderate, in male filiform, simple, basal joint somewhat swollen, without pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, curved, ascending, second joint with appressed scales, slightly rough beneath, terminal joint nearly as long as second, smooth, acute. Maxillary palpi very short. Thorax smooth. Abdomen moderate. Anterior tibiae somewhat thickened with scales, posterior tibiae densely rough-haired above and beneath. Forewings with vein 1 long-furcate towards base, 2 from 2/3, 3 from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex or costa, 11 from middle. Hindwings over 1, oblong-ovate, with a dense tuft of hairs near base below median, 3 and 4 from a point or short-stalked; 5 parallel, 6 and 7 from a point or short-stalked, 8 connected with cell at a point near base. Differs from Maroga, Meyr., in the absence of ciliations in the male.
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Eschatura lemurias, wing venation
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Distribution: New South Wales, Queensland. Endemic. (Edwards, 2003).
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Eschatura lactea (Turner, 1898)
ANIC
Phloeophorba lactea Turner, 1898. The Xyloryctidae of Queensland. Annals of the Queensland Museum 4: 1–32 [23]. Syntype(s) ANIC 2♀, Charters Towers, Qld.
Phloeophora lactea, Turner, 1900, New Micro-lepidoptera -- mostly from Queensland. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA 24: 6-23 [11]. Spelling mistake.
Scieropepla nettomorpha Meyrick, E. 1930. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4(1): 1–32 [15]. Holotype BMNH ♂ (Meyrick incorrectly recorded the holotype as a female), Burdekin River, Qld.
Eschatura lactea (Turner, 1898) = Scieropepla nettomorpha syn. n. Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. 1996. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monogr. Aust. Lepid. 4: i–xiv, 1–529 & CD–ROM [87; 346: Note #128]
Eschatura lactea (Turner, 1898). Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex [accessed 21 April 2010].
Eschatura lactea (Turner, 1898). Edwards, E. D. (2003), Xyloryctinae. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/XYLORYCTINAE [accessed 17 June 2010].
Original description, Turner 1898
Phloeophorba lactea, n. sp. Female, 22-29 mm. Veins 3 and 4 of hindwings short-stalked, 6 and 7 from a point. Head and face dark fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous; terminal joint whitish except at base. Antennae dark fuscous. Thorax white. Abdomen whitish, obscurely annulated with reddish-brown. Legs, anterior and middle pair fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-whitish; anterior coxae white. Forewings moderate, costa rather strongly arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin slightly rounded, very oblique; uniform milky-white, without markings; a very faint indication of pale fuscous suffusion towards hindmargin; cilia white. Hindwings white; a very faint indication suffusion towards apex; cilia white.
In the absence of the male the generic position of this species cannot be determined with certainty. Charters Towers: two female specimens received from Mr. Dodd.
Other references
Eschatura Lemurias, Meyr.
Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc., 1897, p. 382.
Phloeophora [sic] codonoptera, Turner, Annals Queensland Museum, 1897, p. 23.
Mr. Meyrick's name has a few weeks' priority. Whether my Phloeophora [sic] lactea is referable to the same genus must be left undecided until the male is discovered. (Turner, 1900).
128. Phloeophorba lactea Turner, 1898. Two new species, lactea and codonoptera were included in Phloeophorba Turner, 1898, without the designation of a type species. As Turner commented that the generic position of lactea could not be determined with certainty in the absence of the male, codonoptera must be designated as the type species (Article 68(d)). However, codonoptera is a junior subjective synonym of lemurias Meyrick, 1897, the type species of Eschatura Meyrick, 1897, and Phloeophorba therefore becomes a junior synonym of Eschatura. (Common, in Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. 1996. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monogr. Aust. Lepid. 4: i–xiv, 1–529 & CD–ROM [346: Note #128]).
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Food plants: Larva boring in stem. Larval foodplant: introduced Carya illinoensis—Pecan nut (Juglandaceae). (Edwards, 2003).
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Distribution: Queensland. Endemic. (Edwards, 2003).
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Eschatura lemurias Meyrick, 1897
♀ - Qld, Mt Lewis, 3. Nov. 1968, E.B. Britton S. Misko leg. (ANIC). [AMO].
♂ - Qld, The Intake, Redlynch, 8. Oct. 1987, R. Dobson leg. (ANIC). [AMO].
Eschatura lemurias Meyrick, 1897. Descriptions of new Lepidoptera from Australia and New Zealand. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1897: 367–390 [382]. Syntype(s) BMNH 4♂♀, Brisbane, Qld.
Phloeophorba codonoptera Turner, 1898. The Xyloryctidae of Queensland. Annals of the Queensland Museum 4: 1–32 [23]. Syntype(s) ANIC number unknown ♂♀, Brisbane, Qld.
Phloeophora codonoptera, Turner, 1900, New Micro-lepidoptera -- mostly from Queensland. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA 24: 6-23 [11]. Spelling mistake.
Eschatura lemurias Meyr. Philpott, 1927, The Maxillae in the Lepidoptera. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 57, 721-745 [735]
Eschatura lemurias Meyr. Tillyard, R.J., 1926, Insects of Australia and New Zealand. Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1-560. (426, pl. 33, fig. 5).
Eschatura lemurias M. [Cryptophasidae]. Fletcher, T. B., 1929, A list of generic names used for Microlepidoptera. Memoirs of the Department of Agriculture of India, 11: 1-244 [85].
Eschatura lemurias Meyrick, 1897. Common, in Nielsen, Edwards, & Rangsi, 1996, Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera, 4: i-xiv, 1-529 & CD-ROM [87].
Eschatura lemurias Meyrick, 1897. Beccaloni, G. W., Scoble, M. J., Robinson, G. S. & Pitkin, B. (Editors). 2003. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex). World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/lepindex [accessed 21 April 2010].
Eschatura lemurias Meyrick, 1897. Edwards, E. D. (2003), Xyloryctinae. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/XYLORYCTINAE [accessed 17 June 2010].
Original description, Meyrick 1897
E. lemurias, sp. n.
♂ 28-30 mm., ♀ 34-35 mm. Head and thorax light reddish- fuscous, patagia posteriorly whitish ochreous. Palpi dark reddish- fuscous, basal joint white, terminal white posteriorly. Forewings elongate, moderately broad in middle, costa very strongly arched, apex very strongly produced, caudate, termen appearing strongly concave beneath this; in ♂ whitish-ochreous, in ♀ deep ochreous, in both with a strong shining whitish gloss; a grey-whitish discal spot edged with dark reddish-fuscous suffusion, ill-defined; costal cilia orange; terminal cilia whitish, on upper. half and round apex reddish-fuscous except at base. Hindwings pale yellowish; cilia round apex reddish-fuscous.
Brisbane, Queensland; four specimens (Dr. A.J. Turner).
Synonymic description, Turner 1898
Phloeophorba codonoptera, n. sp. Male, 25-35 mm. Female, 31-35 mm. Veins 3 and 4 of hindwings from a point, 6 and 7 from a point. Head, face, palpi, and antennae dark fuscous. Thorax fuscous, shading off posteriorly into reddish-ochreous. Abdomen ochreous-brown. Legs, anterior and middle pair reddish-fuscous, posterior ochreous-whitish; anterior coxae shining white. moderate, costa strongly arched in female, in male this is exaggerated, apex produced into a finger-shaped process with rounded extremity, hindmargin sinuate, very oblique; shining ochreous-whitish; in female shining reddish-ochreous; edges of costa and inner-margin orange, at base of costa fuscous; a white spot margined with fuscous in disc at about 3/5; in male this may be partially obsolete; traces of fuscous suffusion about all margins and apex; costal cilia orange, hindmarginal fuscous. Hindwings ochreous-whitish; cilia ochreous-whitish, at apex pale fuscous.
The very peculiar forewings distinguish this from any other known species. Brisbane: larvae found abundantly feeding on the bark of Elaeocarpus grandis (Quandong), and Eugenia ventenatii, under roundish blotches composed of silk and fragments of bark, in the centre of which the pupae may be found in a separate chamber.
Other references
Eschatura Lemurias, Meyr.
Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc., 1897, p. 382.
Phloeophora [sic] codonoptera, Turner, Annals Queensland Museum, 1897, p. 23.
Mr. Meyrick's name has a few weeks' priority. Whether my Phloeophora [sic] lactea is referable to the same genus must be left undecided until the male is discovered. (Turner, 1900).
Eschatura lemurias, pl. 33, fig. 5,Tillyard, 1926
Eschatura lemurias Meyr. (pl. 33, fig. 5) has the forewings pale buff or fulvous, with peculiarly shaped apex; the larva of this species also is a bark-feeder. (Tillyard, 1926).
4-segmented labial palpi of Eschatura lemurias (Philpott 1927).
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Eschatura lemurias ♂ genitalia
Eschatura lemurias aedeagus
Food plants: Larva boring in stem. Larval foodplants: Waterhousea floribunda (Myrtaceae); Elaeocarpus angustifolia (Elaeocarpaceae). (Edwards, 2003).
Flight period: October, November, December.
Distribution: New South Wales, Queensland. Endemic. (Edwards, 2003).
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