Alophonotus

Alophonotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Subfamily: Zeuzerinae
Genus: Alophonotus
Schoorl, 1990
Species:
A. rauana
Binomial name
Alophonotus rauana
(Strand, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Chalcidica (Duomitus) rauana Strand, 1909
  • Callocossus langi Holland, 1920

Alophonotus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae. Alophonotus rauana, the sole species in the genus, is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.[1]

References

  • Yakovlev, R.V. & R.J. Murphy, 2013: The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Malawi with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa, 3709 (4): 371–393. Abstract: [1]
  • Media related to Alophonotus rauana at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Alophonotus at Wikispecies
  • Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog