Ceratothalama

Ceratothalama is a monotypic snout moth genus. Its only species, Ceratothalama argosema, is known from Fiji. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1932.[1]

Ceratothalama
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Ceratothalama

Species:
C. argosema
Binomial name
Ceratothalama argosema
Meyrick, 1932
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Ceratothalma Whalley, 1964

Species:

  • Tirathaba chionophtalma Meyrick, 1934

References
  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.


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