Macrosaccus

Macrosaccus
Macrosaccus gliricidius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Subfamily: Lithocolletinae
Genus: Macrosaccus
Davis and De Prins, 2011
Type species
Macrosaccus robiniella
Clemens, 1859
Species

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Macrosaccus is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.

Etymology

The generic name is derived from the ancient Greek μακρο- (meaning long) and σάκκος (meaning bag) in reference to the elongate saccus in the male genitalia.[1]

Species

There are six species currently recognized:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Donald R Davis; Jurate De Prins (13 May 2011). "Systematics and biology of the new genus Macrosaccus with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)". ZooKeys. 98 (98): 29–82. doi:10.3897/ZOOKEYS.98.925. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3095132. PMID 21594070. Wikidata Q21127871.
  2. ^ Charles S. Eiseman; Donald R. Davis (29 November 2017). "A new species of Macrosaccus (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: Lithocolletinae) from Arizona, USA". Zootaxa. 4358 (2): 385–392. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4358.2.11. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 29245477. Wikidata Q46239885.


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