Prothysana terminalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

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: Bombycoidea

Familia: Apatelodidae
Genus: Prothysana
Species: Prothysana terminalis

Name

Prothysana terminalis (Walker, 1855)

Type locality: [Brazil], Rio de Janeiro.

Holotype: Male in collection Fry [probably lost].

Synonyms

• Mimallo trilunula Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]
• Tarchon trilunula (Herrich-Schäffer, [1856])
• Compsa saturata Walker, 1862
• Tarchon saturata (Walker, 1862)

References

Primary references

• Walker, F. 1855. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part V. Lepidoptera Heterocera. British Museum (Natural History), London. 977–1257. BHL Reference page.  page 1175.

⧼Additional References⧽

• Becker, V.O., 2001: The Identity of some unrecognized Neotropical Bombycoidea (Lepidoptera) described by Francis Walker. Revista Brasileira de Zoologica 18 (1): 153–157. Full article: [1].