Olulis
Genus of moths
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Olulis is a genus in the moth family Erebidae. There are about eight described species in Olulis, found in South, Southeast, and East Asia, and in Australia.[6][7]
| Olulis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Calpinae |
| Genus: | Olulis Walker, 1863 [1][2] |
| Type species | |
| Olulis puncticinctalis | |
| Synonyms | |
This genus was first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[7]
Description
Palpi with second joint reaching above vertex of head, and long third joint naked. Antennae ciliated. Thorax and abdomen without tufts. Mid legs of male with a large hair from base of tibia. Forewings long and narrow with acute apex. The outer margin angled at middle. Veins 8 to 10 from before the angle and stalked. Hindwings with stalked veins 3 and 4. Veins 5 from near middle of discocellulars.[8]
Species
These eight species belong to the genus Olulis:[6][7]
- Olulis albilineata Hampson, 1926
- Olulis lactigutta Hampson, 1907
- Olulis megalopis Hampson, 1926 (placement uncertain)
- Olulis methaema Hampson, 1926
- Olulis postrosea Hampson, 1926
- Olulis puncticinctalis Walker, 1863
- Olulis rosacea Bethune-Baker, 1908
- Olulis subrosea Turner, 1908
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