Thumatha is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1866. Species are distributed in the Oriental and Australian regions.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward) and slender. Antennae bipectinated (comb like on both sides) in male. The tibia has long spurs, and the forewings are broad and short. Veins 3 to 5 arise closer to the end of the cell, and vein 6 from upper angle. Veins 7 to 9 stalked and vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12. In hindwings, veins 3 and 4 stalked, vein 5 from angle of cell, veins 6 and 7 stalked, and vein 8 from beyond the middle of cell.
Species
- Thumatha brunnea <small>Kühne, 2007</small>
- Thumatha fuscescens <small>Walker, 1866</small>
- Thumatha fuscescens africana - <small>Kühne, 2007</small>
- Thumatha fuscescens fuscescens
- Thumatha kakamegae <small>Kühne, 2007</small>
- Thumatha inconstans <small>(Butler, [1897])</small>
- Thumatha infantula <small>(Saalmüller, 1880)</small>
- Thumatha lunaris <small>Durante, 2007</small>
- Thumatha monochroa <small>Zolotuhin, 1996</small>
- Thumatha muscula <small>(Staudinger, 1887)</small>
- Thumatha ochracea <small>(Bremer, 1861)</small>
- Thumatha orientalis <small>Holloway, 2001</small>
- Thumatha punctata <small>Kühne, 2010</small>
- Thumatha senex <small>(Hübner, [1808])</small>
References
- Kühne, L. (2007). Esperiana Buchreihe zur Entomologie Memoir 3: 353âÂÂ394.
- Thalassia Salentina 30: 81âÂÂ92.