Chlenias, Guenee, 1857

Young, Catherine J., 2006, Descriptions of the eggs of some southern Australian Geometridae (Lepidoptera), Zootaxa 1287, pp. 1-294 : 1-294

Chlenias ‘ banksiaria ’ Le Guillou (Figs 151–157)

(type species)

No oviposition details available.

Batch configuration and attachment: Attached in large groups (Fig. 151).

Colour: Not available.

Size (mm): (n=10) L =0.78 ± 0.00, W=0.58 ± 0.01, T=0.37 ± 0.01

Width/length: 0.74

No. of females: 3

Aeropylar opening size (m) (n=5): L=2.2 ± 0.13, W=1.74 ± 0.10

Relative aeropylar opening size: 3.2

Micropyles: Distinct (Figs 152 & 153)

No. of openings: 6

No. of cells in rosette: 10

No. of rows of cells in micropylar area: 3

Shape: Moderately broad, sub­ellipsoid, anterior pole slightly truncated, slightly wider than posterior, polar profile sub­circular, dorso­ventrally flattened (Figs 151, 152, 154 & 155).

Characteristics: Egg unmarked apart from hexagonal cells with flat floors, aeropyles only visible on and around anterior pole (Figs 151, 152, 154, 155). Cell walls narrow (Fig. 152), recessed in micropylar area (Fig. 153), outlined by rows of aeropyles in area adjacent to anterior pole. Aeropyles of irregular shape and size, slightly elevated, openings moderately large (Fig. 156). Chorion granulated or blistered (Figs 156 & 157).