Mimoclystia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae, described by the British lepidopterist William Warren in 1901. The type species is Mimoclystia undulosata Warren, 1901.
Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Geometridae
- Subfamily: Larentiinae
- Genus: Mimoclystia Warren, 1901
- Synonyms: Malgassorhoe Herbulot, 1956
Description
Species in this genus are small moths belonging to the subfamily Larentiinae (the carpet moths). They are primarily found in the Afrotropical realm (formerly known as the Aethiopian region), with many species recorded from Madagascar and mainland Africa.
Species
The genus comprises approximately 23 accepted species, including:
- Mimoclystia acme (Prout, 1922)
- Mimoclystia andringitra Herbulot, 1963
- Mimoclystia bambusarum Herbulot, 1988
- Mimoclystia bergeri (Gaede, 1915)
- Mimoclystia cancellata (Warren, 1899)
- Mimoclystia corticearia (Aurivillius, 1910)
- Mimoclystia deplanata (de Joannis, 1913)
- Mimoclystia dimorpha Herbulot, 1966
- Mimoclystia eucesta D. S. Fletcher, 1958
- Mimoclystia euthygramma (Prout, 1921)
- Mimoclystia explanata (Walker, 1862)
- Mimoclystia griveaudi Herbulot, 1970
- Mimoclystia lichenarum Herbulot, 1963
- Mimoclystia limonias (Prout, 1933)
- Mimoclystia mermera (Prout, 1935)
- Mimoclystia mimetica (Debauche, 1938)
- Mimoclystia pudicata (Walker, 1862) — commonly known as the Many Lined Carpet
- Mimoclystia rhodopnoa (Prout, 1928)
- Mimoclystia tepescens Prout, 1922
- Mimoclystia thermochroa (Hampson, 1909)
- Mimoclystia thorenaria (Swinhoe, 1904)
- Mimoclystia toxeres D. S. Fletcher, 1978
- Mimoclystia undulosata Warren, 1901
Distribution
The genus is distributed across the Afrotropical region, with notable concentrations in Madagascar and various parts of mainland Africa.
References
- Warren, W. 1901. "New Thyrididae, Epiplemidae and Geometridae from the Ethiopian region". Novitates Zoologicae 8: 6–20.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Mimoclystia Warren, 1901". Afromoths.
