Cristatopalpus

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Cristatopalpus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus: Cristatopalpus
Bethune-Baker, 1908
Species:
C. olivens
Binomial name
Cristatopalpus olivens
Bethune-Baker, 1908

Cristatopalpus is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Cristatopalpus olivens, is found in New Guinea. Both the genus and the species were first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1908. [1] [2]

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of Crenotermes Hampson. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (February 18, 2012). "Cristatopalpus Bethune-Baker, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Cristatopalpus Bethune-Baker, 1908". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Crenotermes​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved February 4, 2020.


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