Boursinia

Boursinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Boursinia Brandt, 1938
Synonyms
Anamecia Boursin, 1958

Boursinia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was described by Wilhelm Brandt in 1938,[1][2][3][4] and the genus name honours Charles Boursin, who worked extensively on the family Noctuidae.

Species

• Boursinia candida (Boursin, 1964) Pakistan
• Boursinia deceptrix (Staudinger, 1900) Syria, Jordan, Arabia, Egypt
• Boursinia ferdovsi (Brandt, 1941) Iran, United Arab Emirates
• Boursinia malitiosa (Alphéraky, 1892) Kazakhstan
• Boursinia merideremica Hacker, 2004 Namibia
• Boursinia oxygramma Brandt, 1938 Iran
• Boursinia symmicta Brandt, 1938 Iran

References

1. Brandt, (1938) Beitrag zur Lepidopteren-fauna von Iran. Neue gattungen arten und formen (Macrolepidoptera) Entomologische Rundschau 55: 518
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Boursinia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
3. Savela, Markku (May 14, 2020). "Boursinia Brandt, 1938". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Boursinia Brandt, 1938". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 21, 2020.