Afrotheora brevivalva

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hepialoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Exoporia Superfamilia: Hepialoidea

Familia: Hepialidae
Genus: Afrotheora
Species: Afrotheora brevivalva

Name

Afrotheora brevivalva Nielsen & Scoble, 1986

Type locality: Tanzania, (Tanganjika Terr.'): Ruvuma Province, Songea, "Matengo", 1500- 2000 m.

Holotype: NMVA. male ♂. 18.II.1931. legit F. Zimmer. Genitalia slide Mus. Vind. 13 (= P. Viette slide 1342 [remounted by E.S. Nielsen])

References

Primary references

• Nielsen, E.S. & Scoble, M.J. 1986: Afrotheora, a new genus of primitive Hepialidae from Africa (Lepidoptera: Hepialoidea). Entomologica scandinavica 17(1): 29–54. DOI: 10.1163/187631286X00107 Reference page.  [See p. 30]