Alcterogystia
Genus of moths
Alcterogystia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Genus: | Alcterogystia Schoorl, 1990 |
Alcterogystia is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.
Species
- Alcterogystia frater (Warnecke, 1929)
- Alcterogystia l-nigra
Former species
- Alcterogystia cadambae
- Alcterogystia nilotica
Etymology
The genus name is derived from Greek alcter (meaning protector) plus gystia (an anagram of the genus-name Stygia).
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Alcterogystia.
- Schoorl jr., J.W., 1990: A Phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. Zoologische Verhandelingen 263: 1–295. Full article: [1].
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