Tholocoleus

Tholocoleus is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae described by Robinson in 1975. Its only species, Tholocoleus astrifer, was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886. It is known from Fiji.[1][2][3]

Tholocoleus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Herminiinae
Genus:
Tholocoleus

Robinson, 1975
Species:
T. astrifer
Binomial name
Tholocoleus astrifer
(Butler, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Lophocoleus  astrifer Butler, 1886

References
  1. Savela, Markku (February 19, 2012). "Tholocoleus Robinson, 1975". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tholocoleus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  3. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Tholocoleus Robinson, 1975". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved February 11, 2020.


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