Mesothen desperata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctuoidea

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 Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Arctiini
Subtribus: Euchromiina
Genus: Mesothen
Species: Mesothen desperata

Name

Mesothen desperata (Walker, 1856):1602 [1]

Type locality: Brazil. Valley of the Amazons.

Holotype: Holotype female . NHMUK

Synonyms

• Pseudomya desperata Walker, 1856 (Original combination)
• Thrinacia desperata;Marinoni & Dutra, 1996:439
• Mesothen desperata; Grados, 1999:10

References

Primary references

• Walker, F. 1856. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII. Lepidoptera Heterocera. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1509–1808. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Cerda, J.A. 2008. Euchromiini de Guyane française Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Arctiinae. [Luxembourg]: The author. [iv], 172 p., IV (index). Reference page.