Tolpia crispus, Fibiger, 2007

Fibiger, Michael, 2007, Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 1, Taxonomy of the Pollexinae, Zootaxa 1567 (1), pp. 1-116 : 24

The crispus species-group

The group comprises 2 species. It is characterised by the following 7 character states:

- costa straight;

- ampulla very narrow;

- ampulla with small ventral process at base;

- ampulla without a dorsal hump;

- editum finger-like;

- phallus extremely long and narrow; and

- antrum with prominent basal pouch.