Pseudopostega venticola

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Nepticuloidea

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: Nepticulina Superfamilia: Nepticuloidea

Familia: Opostegidae
Subfamilia: Oposteginae
Genus: Pseudopostega
Species: Pseudopostega venticola

Name

Pseudopostega venticola (Walsingham, 1897)

Type locality: Grenada, Balthazar (Windward side), 250-300 ft.

Lectotype: BMNH. male ♂. legit H.H. Smith, slide BMNH 29635. Walsingham no. 65268. (lectotype Opostega venticola designated by Davis, 1989)

Synonyms

• Opostega venticola Walsingham, 1897: 140 (original combination)
• Pseudopostega venticola (Walsingham): Davis, 1989: 77.

References

• Davis, Donald R., 1989: Generic revision of the Opostegidae, with a synoptic catalog of the world's species (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 478: 1–97. Full article: [1]