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Aeolanthes rhodochrysa Meyrick, 1907
1) OD : Journal of the BNHS, 17 (3) pg 739 - https://archive.org/details/journalofbombayn17190607bomb/page/739/mode/1up?view=theater
2) Catalogue of the type specimens of microlepidoptera in the British Mus. (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick, Vol. II. – Pl 203 fig I - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/136734#page/416/mode/1up
3) Records of Four Species of Aeolanthes from Thailand, Moriuti - https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/lepid/36/2/36_KJ00006597640/_pdf/-char/ja pg 96 & fig 6
4) https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/978732-Aeolanthes-rhodochrysa
Note – refer notes on the placement of this species in Aeolanthes in Moriuti
Other Aeolanthes spp. from Indian region , compared their OD & found differences -
Aeolanthes ampelurga Meyrick, 1925 Uttarkhand (this is closest in description to rhodochrysa) - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/136734#page/409/mode/1up
Aeolanthes callidora Meyrick, 1907 Meghalaya
Aeolanthes cyclantha Meyrick, 1923 South India (close in description to rhodochrysa, HWs are dark fuscous) - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/136734#page/411/mode/1up
Aeolanthes deltogramma Meyrick, 1923 Meghalaya
Aeolanthes diacritica Meyrick, 1918 Meghalaya
Aeolanthes dicraea Meyrick, 1908 Assam, Meghalaya
Aeolanthes euryatma Meyrick, 1908 Meghalaya
Aeolanthes lychnidias Meyrick, 1908 South India
Aeolanthes meniscias Meyrick, 1918 Myanmar
Aeolanthes oculigera Diakonoff, 1952 Myanmar (OD not checked, but looks different)
Aeolanthes sagulata Meyrick, 1917 Bengal
Aeolanthes semicarnea Diakonoff, 1952 Myanmar (OD not checked, but looks similar) - http://www2.nrm.se/en/lep_nrm/o/aeolanthes_oculigera.html
Aeolanthes siphonias Meyrick, 1908 Himachal Pradesh
JR: Agree with the identification. Moriuti, 1985 remarked on the generic placement I believe based on the genitalia features. While all other species (that Moriuti and Clarked studied) have broad and sclerotized uncus, this species lacks it completely. Since, there's no much recent works, I think for now genus Aeolanthes is appropriate, at least in external appearances.
SS: Agree with ID.
1) OD : Journal of the BNHS, 17 (3) pg 739 - https://archive.org/details/journalofbombayn17190607bomb/page/739/mode/1up?view=theater
2) Catalogue of the type specimens of microlepidoptera in the British Mus. (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick, Vol. II. – Pl 203 fig I - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/136734#page/416/mode/1up
3) Records of Four Species of Aeolanthes from Thailand, Moriuti - https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/lepid/36/2/36_KJ00006597640/_pdf/-char/ja pg 96 & fig 6
4) https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/978732-Aeolanthes-rhodochrysa
Note – refer notes on the placement of this species in Aeolanthes in Moriuti
Other Aeolanthes spp. from Indian region , compared their OD & found differences -
Aeolanthes ampelurga Meyrick, 1925 Uttarkhand (this is closest in description to rhodochrysa) - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/136734#page/409/mode/1up
Aeolanthes callidora Meyrick, 1907 Meghalaya
Aeolanthes cyclantha Meyrick, 1923 South India (close in description to rhodochrysa, HWs are dark fuscous) - https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/136734#page/411/mode/1up
Aeolanthes deltogramma Meyrick, 1923 Meghalaya
Aeolanthes diacritica Meyrick, 1918 Meghalaya
Aeolanthes dicraea Meyrick, 1908 Assam, Meghalaya
Aeolanthes euryatma Meyrick, 1908 Meghalaya
Aeolanthes lychnidias Meyrick, 1908 South India
Aeolanthes meniscias Meyrick, 1918 Myanmar
Aeolanthes oculigera Diakonoff, 1952 Myanmar (OD not checked, but looks different)
Aeolanthes sagulata Meyrick, 1917 Bengal
Aeolanthes semicarnea Diakonoff, 1952 Myanmar (OD not checked, but looks similar) - http://www2.nrm.se/en/lep_nrm/o/aeolanthes_oculigera.html
Aeolanthes siphonias Meyrick, 1908 Himachal Pradesh
JR: Agree with the identification. Moriuti, 1985 remarked on the generic placement I believe based on the genitalia features. While all other species (that Moriuti and Clarked studied) have broad and sclerotized uncus, this species lacks it completely. Since, there's no much recent works, I think for now genus Aeolanthes is appropriate, at least in external appearances.
SS: Agree with ID.
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