Biology:Acridotarsa
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Short description: Genus of moths
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Subfamily: | Tineinae |
| Genus: | Acridotarsa Meyrick, 1893 |
| Type species | |
| Acridotarsa mylitis[1] Meyrick, 1893
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Acridotarsa is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The genus was described by Edward Meyrick in 1893.[2][3][4]
The larvae are associated with termites' nests.[5]
Species
- Acridotarsa celsella (Walker, 1863) (Australia)
- Acridotarsa conglomerata (Meyrick, 1922) (Australia)
- Acridotarsa melipecta (Meyrick, 1915) (continental Africa & Africa)
- Acridotarsa mylitis Meyrick, 1893 (Australia)
- Acridotarsa nasutitermina (Silvestri) (Brazil)
Former species
Erechthias deloneura was formerly placed here.
References
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Acridotarsa Meyrick, 1893". http://www.afromoths.net/genus/show/172110. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Acridotarsa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=129952.
- ↑ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Acridotarsa Meyrick, 1893". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=284.0. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ↑ Savela, Markku (26 November 2013). "Acridotarsa Meyrick, 1893". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/tineoidea/tineidae/tineinae/acridotarsa/. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ↑ Robinson & Nielsen (1993). "Tineid Genera of Australia (Lepidoptera)". Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Vol. 2.
External links
- Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (3 September 2012). "Acridotarsa celsella (Walker, 1863)". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/tine/celsella.html. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q4675120 entry
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