Drepanogynis is a genus in the geometer moth family (Geometridae). Long considered to hold about 5 dozen species, this number has been doubled after the last major revision. They are stout-bodied and hairy by geometer moth standards, usually have pale hindwings and rest with their wings angled upwards like a roof, as Nacophorini do. The genus is by and large restricted to Africa south of the Equator, with most species occurring in southern Africa.Pitkin & Jenkins (2004b), Krüger (2005), Young (2008)
This genus belongs to the subfamily Ennominae. Therein, its relationships are not quite clear, but they may indeed belong into the tribe Nacophorini. These they resemble in general appearance as mentioned above, as well as having an anellus with lateral processes, a simple rodlike uncus, a strong gnathos, simple valvae and an aedeagus with separate cornuti. Closely related genera seem to be Argyrophora, Hebdomophruda, Microligia and Pseudomaenas.Young (2008)
Selected species Species of Drepanogynis include:Pitkin & Jenkins (2004abc), Krüger (2005), and see references in Savela (2009)afromoths Drepanogynis bifasciata (Dewitz, 1881) Drepanogynis cervina (Warren, 1894) Drepanogynis curvaria (Dewitz, 1881) Drepanogynis fuscimargo (Warren, 1898) Drepanogynis herbuloti Viette, 1970 Drepanogynis hypoplea Prout, 1938 Drepanogynis hypopyrrha (Prout, 1932) Drepanogynis incogitata Prout, 1915 Drepanogynis itremo Viette, 1974 Drepanogynis miltodes Krüger, 2005 Drepanogynis mixtaria Guenée, 1857 Drepanogynis nephelochroa Krüger, 2005 Drepanogynis nicotiana Viette, 1977 Drepanogynis peyrierasi Viette, 1974 Drepanogynis protactosema Prout, 1932 Drepanogynis styx Krüger, 2005 Drepanogynis subrosea Krüger, 2002 Drepanogynis synclinia (Prout, 1938) Drepanogynis tabacicolor Krüger, 2002 Drepanogynis tenoris (Prout, 1934) Drepanogynis tigrinata Viette, 1972 Drepanogynis tornimacula Herbulot, 1957 Drepanogynis trachyacta (Prout, 1922) Drepanogynis tripartita (Warren, 1898) Drepanogynis tsaratanana Viette, 1980 Drepanogynis unilineata (Warren, 1897) Drepanogynis valida (Warren, 1914) Drepanogynis vara Prout, 1922 Drepanogynis variciliata Krüger, 2002 Drepanogynis villaria (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875) Drepanogynis viridipennis Krüger, 2002 Drepanogynis viridipilosa Krüger, 2002 Drepanogynis xanthographa Krüger, 2002 Drepanogynis xylophanes Krüger, 2002
Footnotes
References
(2005): New species of geometrid moths from Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 42: 19–45. HTML abstract (2004a): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Apleroneura. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-APR-21. (2004b): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Drepanogynis. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-APR-21. (2004c): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Phrudochorda. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-APR-21. (2009): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Drepanogynis. Version of 2009-JUL-17. Retrieved 2011-APR-21. (2008): Characterisation of the Australian Nacophorini using adult morphology, and phylogeny of the Geometridae based on morphological characters. Zootaxa 1736: 1–141. PDF abstract and excerpt