Alcterogystia
Genus of moths
| Alcterogystia | |
|---|---|
| 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
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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