Lathroteles

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Lathroteles
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Lathroteles

J. F. G. Clarke, 1971 [1]
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L. obscura
Binomial name
Lathroteles obscura
J. F. G. Clarke, 1971

Lathroteles is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1971. It contains only one species, Lathroteles obscura, described by the same author in the same year, which is found on Rapa Iti in French Polynesia.

Lathroteles is the nominate genus of the subfamily Lathrotelinae.

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References

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