Sphecosoma

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: Sphecosoma
Species: S. abdominalis – S. abnormis – S. albomarginata – S. alienum – S. enormis – S. fasciolatum – S. faurei – S. melapera – S. obliqua – S. patawaensis – S. pattiannae – S. pictum – S. postica – S. tarsalis – S. tenebrosum – S. testaceum

Name

Sphecosoma Butler, 1876: 381

Type species: Sphecosoma fasciolatum Butler, 1876 by original designation.

Synonyms

• Abnormipterus Orfila, 1935; Simmons & Weller, 2006
• Sphecops Orfila, 1935; Simmons & Weller, 2006
• Pompilopsis Hampson, 1898; Simmons & Weller, 2006
• Pompiliodes Hampson, 1898; Simmons & Weller, 2006

References

Primary references

• Butler, A.G. 1876. Notes on the Lepidoptera of the Family Zygaenidae, with Descriptions of new Genera and Species. Journal of the Linnean Society of London 12: 342–407. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Schaus, W. 1905. Descriptions of new South American moths. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 29: 179-345. full article BHL. Reference page. 
• Simmons, R.B. 2004. Description of Sphecosoma pattiannae, new species, with comments on its novel male androconia (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Arctiinae: Euchromiini). Zootaxa 519: 1–12. Abstract & excerpt full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Simmons, R.B. & Weller, S.J. 2004 [2006 Print]. Review of the Sphecosoma genus group using adult morphology (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).Thomas Say Publ. Entomol.: Mono: 101 pp. DOI: 10.4182/ZGJB1076 Reference page. 
• Cerda, J.A. 2008. Euchromiini de Guyane française Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Arctiinae. [Luxembourg]: The author. [iv], 172 p., IV (index). Reference page. 
• Cerda, J.A. 2016. A new Sphecosoma from Venezuela (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Euchromiina). Bulletin mensuel de la Société linnéenne de Lyon 85(1-2): 59–64. Reference page.