Ceratocorema Hampson 1893

Ceratocorema Hampson 1893: 200 . Type species: Ceratocorema postcristatum Hampson 1893, by monotypy. Neotinthia Hampson 1919: 115 . Type species: Neotinthia semihyalina Hampson 1919, by monotypy.

Ceratocorema was described by Hampson (1893) for a small Tinthiinae species, C. postcristatum Hampson 1893, which possesses brownish semi-transparent forewings. Later he regarded this genus as a synonym of Tinthia Walker 1864 (type species: T. varipes Walker 1865) (Hampson 1919), but established a new genus Neotinthia for another similar species with well-developed transparent areas, namely N. semihyalina Hampson 1919 . Kallies & Arita (2001) recognized Ceratocorema as a valid genus, sinking Neotinthia as a synonym of Ceratocorema . Species of Ceratocorema are characterized by the following characters: Male anal tuft extending laterally into long, fan-like tufts of scales on each side; presence of well-developed scale tufts on hind legs; phallus in with cornuti present as a patch of minute spines, ductus ejaculatorius enlarged, strongly down-curved, recurved proximally.