Ahamus lijiangensis

Ahamus lijiangensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hepialidae
Genus:	Ahamus
Species:	A. lijiangensis
Binomial name
	Ahamus lijiangensis; (Chu & Wang, 1985)
Synonyms
	Hepialus lijiangensisChu and Wang, 1985; Thitarodes lijiangensis;

Last updated March 22, 2024

Ahamus lijiangensis is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Hong-Fu Chu and Lin-Yao Wang in 1985 and is known from Yunnan, China.

Ahamus lijiangensis is one of 14 species in the genus Ahamus .^[2]

A recent paper has found that the superfamily Hepialoidea, of which A. lijiangensis is part, may be the only members of Infraorder Exoporia vulnerable to hosting the parasitic fungus Cordyceps and allied genera.^[3]

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References

↑ Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. Bibcode:2000JNatH..34..823N. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID 86004391. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
↑ "Genus Ahamus". iNaturalist United Kingdom. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
↑ Shrestha, Bhushan; Tanaka, Eiji; Hyun, Min Woo; Han, Jae-Gu; Kim, Chang Sun; Jo, Jong Won; Han, Sang-Kuk; Oh, Junsang; Sung, Gi-Ho (2016-02-22). "Coleopteran and Lepidopteran Hosts of the Entomopathogenic Genus Cordyceps sensu lato". Journal of Mycology. 2016: e7648219. doi: 10.1155/2016/7648219 . ISSN 2356-7481.

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[1] Nielsen, Ebbe S.; Robinson, Gaden S.; Wagner, David L. (2000). "Ghost-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 34 (6): 823–878. Bibcode:2000JNatH..34..823N. doi:10.1080/002229300299282. S2CID 86004391. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-06-18.

[2] "Genus Ahamus". iNaturalist United Kingdom. Retrieved 2024-03-21.

[3] Shrestha, Bhushan; Tanaka, Eiji; Hyun, Min Woo; Han, Jae-Gu; Kim, Chang Sun; Jo, Jong Won; Han, Sang-Kuk; Oh, Junsang; Sung, Gi-Ho (2016-02-22). "Coleopteran and Lepidopteran Hosts of the Entomopathogenic Genus Cordyceps sensu lato". Journal of Mycology. 2016: e7648219. doi: 10.1155/2016/7648219 . ISSN 2356-7481.

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