Meanings
- no pluralrarebiologyIn male lepidopterans, sclerotized structures situated on the dorsal part of the diaphragm, including the dorsal part of the anellus and transtilla.
The conspicuous fultura superior with two slender cruved horns of the anellus in the male genitalia is unique character to Afrotropical Lithocolletinae and is a highly distinctive feature for this species.
2012, Jurate De Prins, Akito Y. Kawahara, Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), page 772 more examples
Fultura superior sclerotized, complete or composed of two separate lateral pieces, sometimes dilated, generally scobinate, at least laterally; dorsal surface of vallum penis occasionally with sclerotized plate.
1962, Obraztsov, Nikolaus S., 1906-1966, Anopina, a new genus of the Cnephasiini from the New World (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae), page 4Similar to imperfectana Lederer, and externally not distinguishable from it. Differs in having the tip of the uncus rotundate, the fultura superior narrower and slightly curved, the sacculus of the valva shorter, the external margin of the valva more rotundate, and the acute point of the aedeagus shorter.
1968, Nicholas S Obraztsov, Notes on and Descriptions of Aphelia, Clepsis and Choristoneura Species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), page n6
Origin
From Latin.
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