Sphecosoma tarsalis

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: Sphecosoma tarsalis

Name

Sphecosoma tarsalis (Walker, 1854):196 [1]

Type locality: Brazil, Pará

Holotype: BMNH. male. 51-147

Synonymy

• Glaucopis tarsalis Walker, 1854 (Original combination)
• Glaucopis semihyalina Walker, 1854: Hampson, 1898: 162 [2]
• Myrmecopsis semihyalina;Druce,1884:53 [3]
• Pseudosphex vespiformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1855: Hampson, 1898: 162 [4]
• Pompilopsis tarsalis (Walker, 1854): (Hampson, 1898: 162 [5]
• Sphecosoma tarsalis (Walker, 1854): Simmons & Weller, 2004 [2006]: 69; Simmons, 2004: 6.

References

Primary references

• Walker, F. 1854. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Lepidoptera Heterocera. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp.1–278. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hampson, G.F. 1898. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Volume I: Syntomidae. Trustees of the British Museum, London; xxii + 560 pp. 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.