Acyperas

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Acyperas

Hampson in Ragonot, 1901 [1]
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OmphalophoraHampson in Ragonot, 1901 (non Becker, 1900: preoccupied)

Acyperas is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Galleriinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901 and is known from Papua New Guinea and Java, Indonesia. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 10, 2017.