Biology:Prophalonia
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Short description: Extinct genus of moths
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| Genus: | †Prophalonia Rebel, 1936
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| Species: | †P. gigas
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| †Prophalonia gigas Rebel, 1936
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Prophalonia is an extinct genus of moths in the family Incurvariidae. It was described by Rebel in 1936, and contained the species P. acutitarsella and P. gigas.[1] P. acutitarsellus was later transferred to Adelites.
Taxonomy
Prophalonia was established in the Tortricidae and later transferred to the Tineoidea.[2] It was included in the Incurvariidae by F. M. Carpenter in 1992.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Prophalonia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=133042.
- ↑ Butterflies and Moths of the World - Generic Names and their Type-species
- ↑ Paleobiology Database
Wikidata ☰ Q7250256 entry
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