Lamoria


Lamoria is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae.

Description

The palpi of the male are minute, whereas those of the female project about the length of head and are downcurved at their extremity. Maxillary palpi filiform. Frons with a conical tuft. Antennae simple. Forewings of male with a large glandular swelling at base of costa below. Vein 3 from before angle of cell. Veins 4 and 5 from angle, which is much produced. Veins 8 and 9 stalked from vein 7. Veins 10 and 11 free. Female with vein 3 from angle of cell, which is not produced. Veins 4 and 5 stalked. Hindwings with open cell. Veins 2, 3, 4 and 5 at regular intervals. Vein 7 anastomosing with vein 8.

Species

Lamoria adaptella Lamoria anella Lamoria attamasca Whalley, 1964Lamoria baea Lamoria brevinaevella Zerny, 1934Lamoria cafrella Lamoria clathrella Lamoria eumeces Lamoria exiguata Whalley, 1964Lamoria fumidea Whalley, 1964Lamoria glaucalis Caradja, 1925Lamoria hemi Rose, 1981Lamoria idiolepida Turner, 1922Lamoria imbella Lamoria infumatella Hampson, 1898Lamoria inostentalis Lamoria jordanis Ragonot, 1901Lamoria medianalis Hampson, 1917Lamoria melanophlebia Ragonot, 1888Lamoria oenochroa Lamoria pachylepidella Hampson, 1901Lamoria pallens Whalley, 1964Lamoria ruficostella Ragonot, 1888Lamoria surrufa Whalley, 1964Lamoria virescens Hampson, 1898
The former L. rufivena is now Tirathaba rufivena.