| Mesocrambus canariensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Mesocrambus |
| Species: | M. canariensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesocrambus canariensis Ganev, 1987 | |
Mesocrambus canariensis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. [1] It is found on the Canary Islands. [2] Some authors list it as a synonym of Mesocrambus tamsi . [1]
Crambinae is a large subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. It currently includes over 1,800 species worldwide. The larvae are root feeders or stem borers, mostly on grasses. A few species are pests of sod grasses, maize, sugar cane, rice, and other Poaceae. The monophyly of this group is supported by the structure of the tympanal organs and the phallus attached medially to the juxta, as well as genetic analyses.
Mesocrambus is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Mesocrambus candiellus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1848. It is found in Portugal, Spain, Italy, on the Balkan Peninsula and in Russia, Asia Minor and Syria.
Mesocrambus tamsi is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1960. It is found on Sardinia and in North Africa and Syria.
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