Phycopterus
| Phycopterus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Phycopterus |
Phycopterus is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family found in Chile, first described by Émile Blanchard in Gay, 1852.[1] The type species is P. flavellus,[2] and two other species, P. rubritincta and P. signariellus, have been described.[3]
It was described as: Body fairly slender. Head short, rounded. Protruding eyes. Setaceous (bristled) antennae in both sexes, simple, somewhat more dense in males than in females. Palpi three times longer than the head, rights(?), pointed and very flaky, with the last joint with a pointed end, almost acute. Oblong thorax. Forewings rather broad, nearly triangular, almost straight terminal edge. Hindwing rounded. Legs thin and very long. Abdomen conical.[1]
References
- 1 2 Gay, Claudio (1852). Historia fisica y politica de Chile segun documentos adquiridos en esta republica durante doce años de residencia en ella y publicada bajo los auspicios del supremo gobierno 4. Chile. p. 103.
Latin description: Antennae setaceae, in utroque sexu. Palpi elongato, latiusculi, recti, paulo distantes, dense squamosi, articulo ultimo acuto. Lingua elongata. Alae anticae latiusculae, margine apicali fere recto;
Spanish description: Cuerpo bastante delgado. Cabeza corta, redondeada. Ojos salientes, globulosos. Antenas setaceas en ambos sexos, sencillas, algo mas espesas en los machos que en las hembras. Palpos tres veces mas largos que la cabeza, derechos, apartados y muy escamosos, con el ultimo articulo terminado en punta casi aguda. Torax oblongo. Alas anteriores bastante anchas, casi triangulares, con el borde terminal casi derecho. Alas posteriores redondeadas. Patas delgadas, muy largas. Abdomen conico. - ↑ George Francis, Hampson (1926). Descriptions of new genera and species of Lepidoptera Phalænæ of the subfamily Noctuinæ (Noctuidæ): in the British museum. Dept. of Entomology, British Museum.
- ↑ Poole, Robert W. (1989). Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8.
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