Lithosia
# Lithosia

Lithosia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798. Species are cosmopolitan.

## Description

Palpi short and porrect (extending forward). Antennae ciliated. Forewing with shorter and broader cell. Vein 2 from beyond the middle. Vein 3 and 4 stalked, vein 5 absent, vein 6 from below angle or from angle or beyond it. Vein 9 rising from vein 10 and forming an areole or stalked with veins 7 and 8. Vein 11 free or anastomosing (fused) with vein 12. Hindwing with vein 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked. Vein 5 absent and vein 8 from middle of cell.

## Species

* Lithosia quadra Linnaeus, 1758
* Lithosia taishanica Daniel, 1954
* Lithosia yuennanensis (Daniel, 1952)

## Placement unclear

* Lithosia amoyca Daniel, 1954
* Lithosia atuntseica Daniel, 1954
* Lithosia clarivenata Reich, 1937
* Lithosia eburneola Turati, 1933
* Lithosia gynaegrapha de Joannis, 1930
* Lithosia insolata Dannatt, 1929
* Lithosia likiangica Daniel, 1954
* Lithosia lungtanica Daniel, 1954
* Lithosia szetchuana Sterneck, 1938
* Lithosia tienmushanica Daniel, 1954

## Former species

* Lithosia atroradiata Walker, 1864
* Lithosia chekiangica Daniel, 1954
* Lithosia chrysargyrea Kiriakoff, 1963
* Lithosia colonoides Kiriakoff, 1963
* Lithosia formosicola Matsumura, 1927
* Lithosia fukienica Daniel, 1954
* Lithosia horishanella Matsumura, 1927
* Lithosia hunanica Daniel, 1954
* Lithosia innshanica Daniel, 1939
* Lithosia karenkona Matsumura, 1930
* Lithosia magnata Matsumura, 1927
* Lithosia minima Daniel, 1954
* Lithosia pavescens Daniel, 1954
* Lithosia ranrunensis Matsumura, 1927
* Lithosia postmaculosa Matsumura, 1927
* Lithosia pseudocomplana Daniel, 1939
* Lithosia ratonella Matsumura, 1927
* Lithosia rhyparodactyla Kiriakoff, 1963
* Lithosia saitonis Matsumura, 1927
* Lithosia sakia Matsumura, 1927
* Lithosia subcosteola Druce, 1899
* Lithosia taiwanella Matsumura, 1927
* Lithosia tomponis Matsumura, 1927
* Lithosia uniformeola Daniel, 1954
* Lithosia usuguronis Matsumura, 1927
