Macrosaccus
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| Macrosaccus gliricidius | |
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| Genus: | Macrosaccus Davis and De Prins, 2011
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| Macrosaccus robiniella Clemens, 1859
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Macrosaccus is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
Etymology[]
The generic name is derived from the ancient Greek μακρο- (meaning long) and σάκκος (meaning bag) in reference to the elongate saccus in the male genitalia.[1]
Species[]
There are six species currently recognized:[1][2]
- Macrosaccus coursetiae Eiseman & Davis, 2017
- Macrosaccus gliricidius Davis, 2011
- Macrosaccus morrisella (Fitch, 1859)
- Macrosaccus neomexicanus Davis, 2011
- Macrosaccus robiniella (Clemens, 1859)
- Macrosaccus uhlerella (Fitch, 1859)
References[]
- ^ a b Donald R. Davis; Jurate De Prins (13 May 2011). "Systematics and biology of the new genus Macrosaccus with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)". ZooKeys. 98 (98): 29–82. doi:10.3897/ZOOKEYS.98.925. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3095132. PMID 21594070. Wikidata Q21127871.
- ^ Charles S. Eiseman; Donald R. Davis (29 November 2017). "A new species of Macrosaccus (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: Lithocolletinae) from Arizona, USA". Zootaxa. 4358 (2): 385–392. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4358.2.11. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 29245477. Wikidata Q46239885.
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Categories:
- Lithocolletinae
- Gracillarioidea genera
- Lithocolletinae stubs
- Taxa named by Donald R. Davis (entomologist)
- Taxa named by Jurate de Prins