Table 1 in Description of the larva of Helenoscoparia nigritalis (Walker, 1855) (Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Scopariinae)

<p><b>Table 1</b> &ndash; Comparison of larval characters of <i>H. nigritalis</i>, <i>S. ambigualis</i> and <i>E. lacustrata</i>.</p><table><tbody><tr><th><b>Segment</b></th><th><b>Character</b></th><th><i>Helenoscoparia nigritalis</i></th><th><b><i>Scoparia ambigualis</i> (after Smith 2004)</b></th><th><i>Eudonia lacustrata</i></th></tr></tbody><tbody><tr><th>prothoracal segment</th><td>prothoracic shield</td><td>size, opacity, dark brown, trapezoid</td><td>large, shiny, semitranslucent, dark brown, rather rectangular</td><td>large, translucent, yellowish brown, trapezoid</td></tr><tr><td>with smooth outline</td><td>anterior edge with a dark, shallow rounded 'W' outline</td><td>anterior edge with straight outline</td></tr><tr><td>not such a border</td><td>dark sepia border around anterior and lateral edges</td><td>not such a border</td></tr><tr><td>setae</td><td>six macroscopic setae on anterior edge and six in postmedian region</td><td>six macroscopic setae on anterior edge and six in posterior region</td><td>six macroscopic setae on anterior edge and six in posterior region</td></tr><tr><td>pinacula</td><td>pair of broad, elongate pinacula posterior to prothoracic shield</td><td>dark sepia prespiracular pinaculum and subventral pinaculum, each with two setae</td><td>yellowish brown prespiracular subventral pinaculum, each with two setae</td></tr><tr><td>lateral with a broad, shield-like sclerotisation around spiraculum, subventral pinaculum very broad, each with two setae</td><td>prespiracular and subventral pinacula very close</td><td>prespiracular and subventral pinacula further apart (about one diameter of a pinaculum)</td></tr><tr><td>bases of legs</td><td>broad semilunar sclerotisation at bases of legs</td><td>[not described]</td><td>broad, but weak shape sclerotisation at bases of legs</td></tr><tr><td>femur</td><td>dark brown</td><td>[not described]</td><td>yellowish brown</td></tr><tr><td>tibia</td><td>dark brown</td><td></td><td>yellowish brown</td></tr><tr><td>claw</td><td>pale</td><td>[not described]</td><td>slightly more sclerotised than integument</td></tr><tr><th>thoracic segments 2 &amp; 3</th><td>dorsal pinacula</td><td>two pairs of dorsal pinnacula, anterior very small, posterior very large, semicircular, anastomosed with the subdorsal pinaculum</td><td>pair of large dorsal pinacula, separated by a distance roughly equal to the diameter of a pinaculum</td><td>pair of medium dorsal pinacula, separated by a distance about 1.5 times diameter of a pinaculum</td></tr><tr><td>subdorsal pinacula</td><td>[see above]</td><td>adjacent to each dorsal pinaculum there is a large subdorsal pinaculum</td><td>adjacent to each dorsal pinaculum there is a subdorsal pinaculum of similar size</td></tr><tr><td>lateral pinacula</td><td>two lateral pinacula, posterior larger than anterior</td><td>two large lateral pinacula</td><td>two medium sized lateral pinacula</td></tr><tr><td>subventral pinaculum</td><td>one elongate subventral pinaculum</td><td>elongate subventral pinaculum</td><td>elongate subventral pinaculum</td></tr><tr><td>setae</td><td>anteriodorsal pinaculum with two setae, posteriodorsal pinaculum with four setae</td><td>two setae on dorsal pinacula and anterior of lateral pinaculum</td><td>two setae on dorsal and subdorsal pinacula and anterior of lateral pinaculum</td></tr><tr><td>one seta on subventral and posterior to lateral pinaculum</td><td>one seta on subventral and posterior to lateral pinaculum</td><td>one seta on subventral and posterior to lateral pinaculum</td></tr><tr><td>ventral pinacula</td><td>base of legs with circular pinaculum</td><td>ventrally a pair of unisetose pinacula</td><td>ventrally a pair of unisetose pinacula</td></tr><tr><td>femur</td><td>concolorous with pinacula</td><td>concolorous with integument</td><td>concolorous with pinacula</td></tr><tr><td>tibia</td><td>concolorous with pinacula</td><td>concolorous with pinacula</td><td>concolorous with pinacula</td></tr><tr><td>tarsus</td><td>concolorous with pinacula</td><td>a little paler than integument, with grey marks on base</td><td>concolorous with pinacula</td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td>setae on leg</td><td>probably up to 8 setae on each leg</td><td>about 8 setae on each leg</td><td>not examined</td></tr></tbody></table>