Typhonia bettoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tineoidea

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 Superfamilia: Tineoidea

Familia: Psychidae
Subfamilia: Typhoniinae
Tribus: Typhoniini
Genus: Typhonia
Species: Typhonia bettoni

Name

Typhonia bettoni (Butler, 1898)

Type locality: Kenya, Samburu.

Syntypes: BMNH. 1 male ♂ and 1 female ♀.

Synonyms

• Microcossus bettoni Butler, 1898
• Typhonia bettoni Butler, 1898 by Vári et al., 2002: 17.
• Melasina hippias Meyrick, 1921 (synonymized by Dierl, 1970b: 11).
  • Type locality: Mozambique, Chibuto and Lorenzo Marques.
    • Lectotype: TMSA. male ♂. designated as holotype by Janse (1968: 66), genitalia slide Janse 9081.

References

• Sobczyk, T. 2011. World Catalogue of Insects. Volume 10: Psychidae (Lepidoptera). Apollo Books, Stenstrup: 467 pp. ISBN 978-87-88757-98-9. Reference page.