Lithosia


Lithosia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798. Species are cosmopolitan.

Description

Palpi short and porrect. Antennae ciliated. Forewing with shorter and broader cell. Vein 2 from beyond the middle. Vein 3 and 4 stalked, vein 5 absent, vein 6 from below angle or from angle or beyond it. Vein 9 rising from vein 10 and forming an areole or stalked with veins 7 and 8. Vein 11 free or anastomosing with vein 12. Hindwing with vein 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked. Vein 5 absent and vein 8 from middle of cell.

Species

Lithosia quadra Linnaeus, 1758Lithosia taishanica Daniel, 1954

Placement unclear

Lithosia amoyca Daniel, 1954Lithosia atuntseica Daniel, 1954Lithosia clarivenata Reich, 1937Lithosia eburneola Turati, 1933Lithosia gynaegrapha de Joannis, 1930Lithosia insolata Dannatt, 1929Lithosia likiangica Daniel, 1954Lithosia lungtanica Daniel, 1954Lithosia szetchuana Sterneck, 1938Lithosia tienmushanica Daniel, 1954

Former species

Lithosia atroradiata Walker, 1864Lithosia chekiangica Daniel, 1954Lithosia chrysargyrea Kiriakoff, 1963Lithosia colonoides Kiriakoff, 1963Lithosia formosicola Matsumura, 1927Lithosia fukienica Daniel, 1954Lithosia horishanella Matsumura, 1927Lithosia hunanica Daniel, 1954Lithosia innshanica Daniel, 1939Lithosia karenkona Matsumura, 1930Lithosia magnata Matsumura, 1927Lithosia minima Daniel, 1954Lithosia pavescens Daniel, 1954Lithosia ranrunensis Matsumura, 1927Lithosia postmaculosa Matsumura, 1927Lithosia pseudocomplana Daniel, 1939Lithosia ratonella Matsumura, 1927Lithosia rhyparodactyla Kiriakoff, 1963Lithosia saitonis Matsumura, 1927Lithosia sakia Matsumura, 1927Lithosia subcosteola Druce, 1899Lithosia taiwanella Matsumura, 1927Lithosia tomponis Matsumura, 1927Lithosia uniformeola Daniel, 1954Lithosia usuguronis Matsumura, 1927