Rhinobombyx

Rhinobombyx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Lasiocampidae erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1879.[1][2][3] Its single species, Rhinobombyx cuneata, described by the same author in the same year,[4] is found in what is now Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and in what was at the time of description German East Africa.[5]

Rhinobombyx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lasiocampidae
Genus:
Rhinobombyx

Species:
R. cuneata
Binomial name
Rhinobombyx cuneata
Aurivillius, 1879
Synonyms
  • Leipoxais ziczac Strand, 1912
  • Rhinobombyx ziczac (Strand, 1912)

References
  1. "Genus Rhinobombyx • 1 living spp"". Catalogue of Life. September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  2. "3 definitions found for Rhinobombyx". Nomen.at - Animals and Plants. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  3. "Rhinobombyx Aurivillius, 1879". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  4. "Rhinobombyx cuneata Aurivillius, 1879". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  5. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Rhinobombyx cuneata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 28, 2018.


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