Cisthene cypris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctuoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata 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: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Lithosiini
Subtribus: Cisthenina
Genus: Cisthene
Species: Cisthene cypris

Name

Cisthene cypris (Druce, 1894): 176

Type locality: Mexico, Jalsico, Lake Chapala.

Type material: BMNH. 2 Male, 1 Female syntypes.

Synonyms

• Ruscino cypris Druce, 1894 (Original Combination)
• Cisthene cypris; Hampson, 1900: 246.
• The name Eucyclopera cypris found on several Internet catalogues is not justified (the genus Eucyclopera is asiatic, therefore allocation to Eucyclopera probably an error).

References

Primary references

• Druce, H. 1894. Description of some new Species of Heterocera from Central America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 13: 168–182. Full article (BHL). Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hampson, G.F. 1900. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Volume II: Artiadae: Nolinae & Lithosianae. Trustees of the British Museum, London; xx + 589 pp. BHL Reference page. A