Diplopseustis
| Diplopseustis | |
|---|---|
| Diplopseustis perieresalis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Lathrotelinae |
| Genus: | Meyrick, 1884[1] |
Diplopseustis is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Lathrotelinae of the family Crambidae. It was described in 1884 by Edward Meyrick with Cymoriza minima Butler, 1881 as its type species, which is now considered a synonym of Diplopseustis perieresalis.[1]
The genus currently comprises seven species distributed in the Afrotropical, Indomalayan and Australasian realm.[1]
Species
- Diplopseustis constellata Warren, 1896
- Diplopseustis nigerialis Hampson, 1906
- Diplopseustis pallidalis Warren, 1896
- Diplopseustis perieresalis (Walker, 1859)[2]
- Diplopseustis prophetica Meyrick, 1887
- Diplopseustis selenalis Hampson, 1906
Former species
Diplopseustis metallias Meyrick, 1897 is now placed in Sufetula.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate; Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2025). "Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ)". www.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ^ Speidel, Wolfgang; Van Nieukerken, Erik J.; Honey, Martin R.; Koster, Sjaak J. C. (2007). "The exotic pyraloid moth Diplopseustis perieresalis (Walker) expanding in the West Palaearctic region (Crambidae: Spilomelinae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 29 (3/4): 185–192.
- ^ Müller, Anne; Hayden, James; Lees, David; Léger, Théo (2025-03-17). "Assessment of species diversity of the Lathrotelinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from the Philippines using morphology and DNA barcoding reveals eight new species". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2025.01.012.