Tarache aprica

Plates

Plate 8 - Tarache 1

Plate 9 - Tarache 2

Plate 10 - Tarache 3, Eusceptis, Pseudalypia

Plate 11 - Tarache 4

Tarache Hübner, [1823]

Trichotarache Grote, 1875

Therasea Grote, 1875

Conacontia Smith, 1900

Hemispragueia Barnes & Benjamin, 1923

The genus Tarache contains 46 species, the majority of the species previously assigned to Acontia in the New World. The genus is heterogeneous in morphology, but can be arranged in three relatively well-defined and more homogeneous species-groups, and two of these can be divided further into subgroups. It may be desirable at some point in the future to subdivide the genus, but overlap in the presence of diagnostic character
states among the species groups has encouraged us to adopt a larger definition of the genus. Included in Tarache are species previously placed in Therasea and Hemispragueia.

Male genitalia. Valves usually bilaterally asymmetrical, often markedly so; vesica with a dense rasp-like patch or patches of short spines at or near apex of vesica or on a diverticulum.

Female genitalia. Inner surface of corpus with patches of spines 2 to 4 times as long as wide; appendix bursae sclerotized, most frequently forming a posterior lobe of corpus bursae but wrapping around and partially or completely fused to right side of corpus bursae in T. aprica group and in T. augustipennis
and T. cora, so that ductus seminalis arises at or near anterior end of corpus bursae.

Food plants. The food plants are recorded for T. aprica (Althaea rosea), T. delecta (Hibiscus moschuetos), T. tetragona (Malvaviscus arboreus and Herssantia
crispa) all in the family Malvaceae.

North American Species Groups of the Genus Tarache

Tarache aprica species-group

Tarache aprica, T. abdominalis, T. apela, T. assimilis, T. dacia, T. delecta, T. flavipennis, T. knowltoni, T. lagunae, T. lactipennis, , T. quadriplaga, T. sutor, T. tenuicola, T. terminimaculata and T. tetragona.

Tarache bilimeki species-group

Tarache areli subgroup

T. albifusa, T. areloides, T. geminocula, and T. toddi

Tarache expolita subgroup

T. arida, T. bella, T. cora

Tarache bilimeki subgroup

T. acerba, T. augustipennis, T. axendra, T. huachuca, T. lanceolata, T. major, T. sedata, and new species 1)

Tarache idella subgroup

Tarache idella

Tarache lucasi species-group.

T. lucasi

geminocula
huachuca
idela
knowltoni
lactipennislagunae
lanceolata
lucasi
major
new species 1
new species 5
quadriplaga
sedata
sutor
tenuicula
terminimaculata
tetragona
toddi