Melisoides

Melisoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus:
Strand, 1912
Species:
M. lobata
Binomial name
Melisoides lobata
Strand, 1912
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Collartisa Kiriakoff, 1953

Species:

  • Paramelisa bitjeana Bethune-Baker, 1927
  • Collartisa collartorum Kiriakoff, 1953

Melisoides is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It contains only one species, Melisoides lobata, which is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea.[1]

The wingspan is about 43 mm for males and 47 mm for females. Both wings are lustrous deep bronzy purple, extending to a slight extent to the head and thorax.[2]

References

  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Melisoides lobata Strand, 1912". Afromoths. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  2. ^ Bethune-Baker, G. T. 1927. Descriptions of new Heterocera from Africa and the East. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)20:321–334 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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