Catapterix
Catapterix is a genus of moths, formerly considered monotypic, in the family Acanthopteroctetidae. Catapterix crimaea was its sole known species until the formal description of Catapterix tianshanica in 2016.[1]
| Catapterix | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Acanthopteroctetidae |
| Genus: | Catapterix Zagulajev & Sinev, 1988 |
| Species | |
Its type species, C. crimaea, is found on the Crimea Peninsula in Ukraine.[2] whereas C. tianshanica is described from Kyrgyzstan.[1]
Taxonomy
Some authors place it in the monotypic family Catapterigidae.[3]
References
- Mey, Wolfram; Rutjan, Evgeniy (28 September 2016). "Catapterix tianshanica sp. n. – the second species of the genus from the Palaearctic Region (Lepidoptera, Acanthopteroctetidae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 39 (2): 145–150. doi:10.3897/nl.39.9882. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- Fauna Europaea
- Butterflies and Moths of the World - Generic Names and their Type-species
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