Sauris (moth)

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Sauris
Sauris bicolor
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Trichopterygini
Genus: Sauris
Guenée, 1857
Synonyms
List
  • Acanthodes Prout
  • Anisocolpia Warren, 1899
  • Anthierax Warren, 1905
  • Coptogonia Warren, 1896
  • Helminthoceras Warren, 1896
  • Holorista Warren, 1894
  • Pseudoschista Warren, 1896
  • Remodes Guenée

Sauris is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Achille Guenée in 1857.[1]

Description

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Palpi porrect (extending forward), usually about three times the length of head, the second joint fringed with hair above. Antennae of male very much thickened and flattened. Hind tibia of male lack spurs, of female with one spur pair. Abdomen very long. Forewings very ample. Vein 3 from before angle of cell. Vein 5 from middle of discocellulars. Vein 6 from upper angle and veins 10 and 11 stalked, whereas vein 10 anastomosing (fusing) with veins 8 and 9 to form the areole. Hindwings of female with vein 2 from near angle of cell. Veins 3 and 4 stalked or from angle. Vein 5 from middle of discocellulars and veins 6 and 7 stalked. Vein 8 anastomosing with vein 7 to near angle of cell.[2]

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Sauris:[3]

References

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