Rhynchobombyx anthonychristophereaton

Rh. anthonychristophereaton, holotype male

Habitat by the Ekongo camp, Mai-Ndombe, DRC

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lasiocampoidea

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: Lasiocampoidea

Familia: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Rhynchobombyx
Species: Rhynchobombyx anthonychristophereaton

Name

Rhynchobombyx anthonychristophereaton Prozorov, Saldaitis & Müller, 2021

Type locality: DRC, [Kasaï Prov.], Kasaï-Occidental Prov., NE Ilebo and Kasai River.

Holotype: BUM. male ♂. XI.1997. genitalia slide 0636.

Etymology: named in honour of Anthony Christopher Eaton (East Providence, Rhode Island, USA). Anthony Christopher is nature and sports enthusiast, especially wrestling.

References

Primary references

• Prozorov, A.M., Prozorova, T.A., Mapilanga, J.J., Volkova, J.S., Yakovlev, R.V., Traore, M.M., Saldaitis, A. & Müller, G.C. 2021. Seven new species of Rhynchobombyx Aurivillius, 1909 from Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 49: 35–53. DOI: 10.37828/em.2021.49.3 Reference page.