Tetracona
Genus of moths
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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.[2]: 307
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| Tetracona | |
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| Tetracona multispina | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Tribe: | Agroterini |
| Genus: | Tetracona Meyrick, 1884[1] |
The genus was long treated as a synonym of Agrotera, but a recent taxonomic revision of Agrotera resulted in the re-instatement of Tetracona.[3]
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).[4]
The genus with its three species is known from Australia, New Guinea and China.[5][6]
The caterpillars of Tetracona amathealis are recorded from Eucalyptus tereticornis in the Myrtaceae.[5]
Species
- Tetracona amathealis (Walker, 1859)
- Tetracona multispina Jie & Li in Jie et al. 2020[6]
- Tetracona pictalis Warren, 1896