Langucys nigrorufus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zygaenoidea

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: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Superfamilia: Zygaenoidea

Familia: Megalopygidae
Genus: Langucys
Species: Langucys nigrorufus

Name

Langucys nigrorufus (Walker, 1864)

Type locality: BOLIVIA, Bogota.

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂.

Synonymy

• Glanycus nigrorufus Walker, 1864 (original combination)
• Langucys nigrorufus (Walker): Volkova, 2023: 142
• Edebessa obusta Dognin, 1920 (Synonymized by Hopp, 1927: 275).
  • Type locality: La Union, Rio Huacamayo, Carabaya, S. E. Perou.
    • Holotype: USNM. male ♂.

References

Additional references

• Becker, V.O. 2022f. A review of the Neotropical moths of the genus Trosia Hübner and allies (Megalopygidae: Trosiinae). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 32(Supplement 2): 1-23. Reference page. .
• Volkova, J.S. 2023. Taxonomic revision of Edebessa Walker, 1856 and Langucys Butler, 1878 with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera: Megalopygidae, Trosiinae). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología 51(201): 133-157. Reference page.