Elhamma Walker 1856
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Elhamma Walker, 1856
Elhamma Walker, F. (1856). Lepidoptera Heterocera. List of the specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the collection of the British Museum. 7: 1508–1808.
Type species: Elhamma inconcluso Walker, 1856 by subsequent designation.
Perissectis Meyrick, E. (1890). Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. III. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. (2-n.s.) 4 (4): 1117–1216 [1118].
Type species: Hepialus australasiae Walker, 1856 by monotypy.
Theaxieus Viette, P. (1952). Results of the Archbold Expeditions. Contribution a L'Étude des Hepialidae (Lep.). Nouveaux genres et espèces néo-guinéens. Treubia 21 (2): 257–262.
Type species: Theaxieus diakonoffi Viette, 1952 by original designation.
Zauxieus Viette, P. (1952). Results of the Archbold Expeditions. Contribution a L'Étude des Hepialidae (Lep.). Nouveaux genres et espèces néo-guinéens. Treubia 21 (2): 257–262.
Type species: Zauxieus toxopeusi Viette, 1952 by original designation.
Diagnosis. Among Hepialidae Elhamma species are readily recognised by the unique hind-wing venation where only two M-veins are present. Males are furthermore recognised by the deeply cup-shaped juxta which at least in part appears to accommodate the prominent posterior projection of S8.
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- Walker
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- Animalia
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- Arthropoda
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- Lepidoptera
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- Hepialidae
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- Elhamma
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- Elhamma Walker, 1856 sec. Simonsen, 2015