Caprinia cirralis Swinhoe

Taxonomy

The holotype of Sisyrophora cirralis Swinhoe, 1897: 170 is from South Borneo. The holotype of Sisyrophora cirralis Swinhoe, 1897: 170 is from South Borneo [Kalimantan]. Shaffer [LepIndex card] suggested a transfer to Palpita Hübner, 1808 but like the LepIndex we treat it in Caprinia Walker, 1859: 543, a genus resurrected by Rose (1982: 60). It is the TS of Caprinia. It is also the TS of Sylora Swinhoe, 1900. That genus has been synonymized by Shaffer et al. (1996, Lep. Australia 4: 195) with Palpita Hübner, 1808. Shaffer [LepIndex card] suggested a transfer to Palpita Hübner, 1808 (where Globiz treats it).

Caprinia Walker, 1859: 543, is a genus resurrected by Rose (1982: 60), but that is almost certainly a New World genus. Therefore although cirralis Swinhoe, 1897 technically should be treated in the genus Palpita where it is not well fitted, for the moment we leave it in Caprinia.

Description

A silvery white delicate sp.. FW with a dark brown costa and brown patches in the subcostal area. The wings have pale marginal lines with an obvious stigma on the HW. There is sexual dimorphism with males having much longer abdomens and dark anal hair pencils. The male genitalia are illustrated in Rose (1982).

References

• Swinhoe, C. (1897) XX New Eastern Lepidoptera, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (Ser.) (6) 19: 164-170.
• Rose, H.S. (1982) Male genitalia of the type-species of some Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from North India and its taxonomic significance. J. Ent. Res. 6 (1): 51-67.
• Walker, F. (1859d [May 10]) Pyralides, In; List Spec. Lepid. Ins. Coll. B. M., Cat. Lepid. Heterocera. Ser. 4, 18: 509-798.