Metaxanthia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctuoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota 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: Arctiini
Subtribus: Phaegopterina
Genus: Metaxanthia
Species: M. atribasis – M. threnodes – M. vespiformis

Name

Metaxanthia Druce, 1899: 465

Type species

Metaxanthia vespiformis Druce, 1899, by monotypy.

Synonyms

• Metaxanthia Hampson, 1901: 172 (junior homonym of Metaxanthia Druce, 1899)
• Metoxanthia [sic, Metaxanthia]; Druce, 1905: 467

References

Primary references

• Druce, H. 1899. Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera from tropical America, Africa, India, and the Eastern islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7) 3: 465–474. Full article (BHL). Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hampson, G.F. 1901. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Volume III: Artiadae: Artianae; Agaristidae. Trustees of the British Museum, London; xx + 690 pp. BHL Reference page.