Biology:Sabatinca

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Short description: Genus of moths in family Micropterigidae

Sabatinca
Temporal range: Cenomanian–Present
Sabatinca lucilia Lectotype specimen.jpg
Sabatinca lucilia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Sabatinca
Walker, 1863
Species

see text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Palaeomicra Meyrick, 1885
  • Meyrick, 1912 Micropardalis

Sabatinca is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the family Micropterigidae.[1][2][3] Palaeomicra and Micropardalis were both established as subgenera of Sabatinca, but were both raised to generic level by Joël Minet in 1985.[4] However, in 2014 both these genera, Palaeomicra and Micropardalis, were recognised by George Gibbs as synonyms of Sabatinca.[1] Extinct species in this genus are known from the Cretaceous Burmese amber.[5]

Selected species

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7395941 entry