Biston melacron

Taxonavigation

Biston melacron

Taxonavigation: Geometroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Geometroidea

Familia: Geometridae
Subfamilia: Ennominae
Tribus: Bistonini
Genus: Biston
Species: Biston melacron

Name

Biston melacron Wehrli, 1941

Type locality: China, West Tien-Mu-shan, 1600 m.

Syntypes: ZFMK. 3 males ♂. 27-29.IV.1932. leg. H. Höne.

Synonyms

• Biston exotica Inoue, 1977 (Synonymized by Heppner and Inoue, 1992)
  • Type locality: Japan: Kochi Prefecture, Kubokawa.
    • Holotype: BMNH. male ♂.

References

Additional references

• Jiang, N., Xue, D.Y. & Han, H.X. 2011a. A review of Biston Leach, 1815 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae) from China, with description of one new species. ZooKeys 139: 45-96. Reference page. 

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