Trogoptera excavata
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Taxonavigation: Mimallonoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Mimallonidae
Subfamilia: Lacosominae
Tribus: Trogopterini
Genus: Trogoptera
Species: Trogoptera excavata
Name[edit]
Trogoptera excavata (Walker, 1855)
Type locality: Brazil.
Holotype: OUM. Male. Type Lep: n°810, Genitalia prep. 402-1960.
Synonyms[edit]
- Pamea excavata Walker, 1855 (original combination)
- Trogoptera excavata (Walker, 1855) in Schaus, 1928
T. excavata is supected to be the same species than T. notata (Walker, 1855) whose type is a male from Brazil as well, as written by Schaus (1896). In doubt, these have been treated as separate species by authors since Schaus.
References[edit]
Primary references[edit]
- Walker, F. 1855. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. Lepidoptera Heterocera. British Museum (Natural History), London. 777–976. BHL Reference page. p.975
Additional references[edit]
- Schaus, W., 1928. Familie Mimallonidae. In: Seitz A (Ed.) Die GrossSchmetterlinge der Erde. 6. Die amerikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer: 635-672. BHL Reference page.