Hypochrosis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Geometroidea

Familia: Geometridae
Subfamilia: Ennominae
Tribus: Hypochrosini
Genus: Hypochrosis
Species: H. arnecornelii – H. chiarinii – H. colettae – H. dierli – H. euphyes – H. haderleini – H. hampsoni – H. haxairei – H. herbuloti – H. hyadaria –H. maculifera – H. manfredi – H. meridionalis – H. obscura – H. poliostola – H. pustulata – H. roberti – H. simplex – H. sonjae – H. sublutea – H. submarginata – H. turlini – H. uniformis – H. urania – H. viridiflava – H. wittei
Name

Hypochrosis Guenée, 1858

Type species: Hypochrosis sternaria Guenée, 1858
References

Hausmann, Axel, 2003, Die afrotropischen Arten der Gattung Hypochrosis Guenée, 1858 mit beschreibung einer neuer Gattung (Cherbulois, gen. nov.) und 17 neuer Arten, Spixiana 26 (2): 97–128.
Herbulot, C. 1979a: Deux nouveaux Hypochrosis du Rwanda (Lep. Geometridae). Lambillionea 79(1-2): 15–16. Reference page.

Hypochrosis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was erected by Achille Guenée in 1857.

Description

Palpi usually not reaching beyond frons. Antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides) in both sexes, the branches in the male longer than in the female. Claspers of the male very large. Foreleg with the process reaching beyond end of tibia and non-dilated hind tibia. Forewings with arched costa towards apex. Vein 3 from before angle of cell and veins 7, 8 and 9 stalked from before upper angle. Veins 10 and 11 stalked, where vein 11 being joined by a bar to vein 12, and sometimes vein 10 connected with veins 8 and 9. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle of cell.[1]
Species

Hypochrosis abstractaria Walker, [1863]
Hypochrosis albodecorata Swinhoe, 1902
Hypochrosis banakaria Plötz, 1880
Hypochrosis binexata (Walker, [1863])
Hypochrosis chlorozonaria Walker, 1860
Hypochrosis cryptopyrrhata (Walker, [1863])
Hypochrosis euphyes Prout, 1915
Hypochrosis flavifusata [2]
Hypochrosis hyadaria Guenée, 1857 [2]
Hypochrosis iris (Butler, 1880)
Hypochrosis irrorata [2]
Hypochrosis praeaurata Prout, 1928
Hypochrosis pyrrhophaeata (Walker, [1863])
Hypochrosis rufescens (Butler, 1880)
Hypochrosis sternaria Guenée, 1857
Hypochrosis subrufa (Bastelberger, 1908)
Hypochrosis suffusata Pagenstecher, 1907
Hypochrosis waterstradti Holloway, 1976

References

Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

Mullen, Gary R. & Durden, Lance A., eds. (2009). Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Second Edition. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 356.

External links
Savela, Markku. "Hypochrosis Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1857". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 31, 2018.