Sphecosoma arctatum

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 arctatum

Name

Sphecosoma arctatum (Walker, [1865]):95 [1]

Type locality: [Brazil], Amazons, Ega.

Type material: BMNH. Male Holotype.

Synonymy

• Pesudosphex arctata Walker, [1865] (Original combination)
• Sphecosoma arctatum; Hampson, 1898: 158 [2]
• Sphecops arctatum; Orfila, 1935
• Sphecosoma arctatum; Simmons & Weller, [2006]

References

Primary references

• Walker, F. 1865. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXI. Supplement.--Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1–321. BHL 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. 
• Orfila, R.N. 1935. Lepidoptera Neotropica Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 7: 177-182. 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.