Trichopisthia

Trichopisthia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Lasiocampidae erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1909.[2][3][4] Its single species, Trichopisthia monteiroi, described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1887,[5] is found in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[6]

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

Species:
T. monteiroi
Binomial name
Trichopisthia monteiroi
Synonyms[1]
  • Trichopisthia pallida Fawcett, 1903

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Trichopisthia monteiroi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  2. "Genus Trichopisthia • 1 living spp". Catalogue of Life. September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  3. "3 definitions found for Trichopisthia". Nomen.at - Animals and Plants. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  4. "Trichopisthia Aurivillius, 1909". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  5. "Trichopisthia monteiroi Druce, 1887". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  6. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Trichopisthia monteiroi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 30, 2018.


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