Tetracona
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Tetracona is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. The genus was described by Edward Meyrick in 1884 with Aediodes amathealis Walker, 1859 as type species.[1]Template:Rp
The genus was long treated as a synonym of Agrotera, but a recent taxonomic revision of Agrotera resulted in the re-instatement of Tetracona.[2]
The genus is placed in the tribe Agroterini based on the structure of the uncus, featuring a broad base and simple chaetae on the uncus head, a well-developed medial process of the gnathos, the rectangular, elongate valvae with parallel costal and ventral margins, and the notably elongate saccus (at least in T. amathealis).[3]
The genus with its three species is known from Australia, New Guinea and China.[4][5]
The caterpillars of Tetracona amathealis are recorded from Eucalyptus tereticornis in the Myrtaceae.[4]
Species
- Tetracona amathealis (Walker, 1859)
- Tetracona multispina Jie & Li in Jie et al. 2020[5]
- Tetracona pictalis Warren, 1896
References
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