Tumicla elephantina

Taxonavigation edit

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: Lithosiini
Subtribus: Nudariina
Genus: Tumicla
Species: Tumicla elephantina

Name edit

Tumicla elephantina Volynkin & László, 2019

Type locality: Mozambique, 9m, Maputo Special Reserve, Mangrove Camp (Mangrove–Woodland Mosaic), 26°19’35.9’’S, 32°42’35.7’’E.

Holotype: ANHRT. male ♂. 07–09.XII.2016. legit Aristophanous, M., Cristóvão, J., László, G., Miles, W. ANHRT:2017.22”. ANHRT unique number: ANHRTUK 00001646. slide No.: AV3365♂.

References edit

Primary references edit

Volynkin, A.V. & László, G.M. 2019b. Four new species of the genus Tumicla Wallengren, 1863 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini). Zootaxa 4668(3): 421–434. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4668.3.7. Reference page.