Mountelgonia lumbuaensis

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Cossoidea 

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: Cossoidea

Familia: Metarbelidae
Genus: Mountelgonia
Species: Mountelgonia lumbuaensis

Name edit

Mountelgonia lumbuaensis I. Lehmann, 2013

Type locality: Kenya, Rift Valley Province, Nakuru or Kericho District, Lombwua (= misspelling of Lumbua or Lumbwa).

Holotype: NRM. Male. Genitalia slide number 24/062012 I. Lehmann. No date. leg. Sandb..

References edit

  • Lehmann, I., 2013. Description of two new genera and ten new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera:Cossoidea) from western, north-central and eastern Africa with notes on habitats and biogeography. Published by the author, Hamburg: pp. 1-81. Full article: [1].