Prionapteron

Prionapteron is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1965. It contains only one species, Prionapteron tenebrella, described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in China (Hubei, Sichuan, Shensi, Fukien, Kwangtung).[2]

Prionapteron
Scientific classification
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Prionapteron

Species:
P. tenebrella
Binomial name
Prionapteron tenebrella
(Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Mesolia tenebrella Hampson, 1896
  • Prionopteryx sinensis Hampson, 1919

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Prionapteron Bleszynski, 1965". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 22, 2017.


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