Myserla

Myserla
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Subtribe:	Pericopina
Genus:	Myserla Lamas, 2017
Species:	M. transversa
Binomial name
Myserla transversa (Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
Sermyla transversa Walker, 1854 Sermyla morta Schaus, 1892

Myserla is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species, Myserla transversa, is found in Brazil. The species was first described as Sermyla transversa by Francis Walker in 1854.[1][2] The genus name Sermyla was replaced by Myserla in 2017, as the former name was a junior homonym of a gastropod genus described earlier in 1854.[3]

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Sermyla Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
2. Becker, Vitor O. (September 15, 2013). "Taxonomic changes in the Neotropical Pericopina and Ctenuchina moths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini), with description of new taxa" (PDF). The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 46: 53–66. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2013.
3. Lamas, Gerardo (12 September 2017). "An annotated checklist of the Pericopina (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini)". Zootaxa. 4319 (2): 263–316. doi:10.11646/Zootaxa.4319.2.2.

External links

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.