Genus Homoeosoma (original) (raw)

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)

Family Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)

Subfamily Phycitinae

Tribe Phycitini

No Taxon (Homoeosoma Series)

Genus Homoeosoma

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Homoeosoma Curtis, 1833

Phycidea Zeller, 1839

Lotria Guenée, 1845

Anhomoeosoma Roesler, 1965

Explanation of Names

Generic epithet Homoeosoma is Greek meaning "like the body." (1)

Remarks

Texas' Homeosoma parvalbum described by Blanchard & Knudson. (2)

Print References

Curtis, J. 1833. The Entomological magazine, 1: 190

Works Cited

2.	New species of phycitinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) from Texas, with description of a new genusAndré Blanchard & Edward C. Knudson. 1985. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 87:231-238.

Contributed by tom murray on 25 January, 2008 - 4:25pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 3 July, 2014 - 11:54am