Palaeotype

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Palaeotype
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Nudariina
Genus: Palaeotype
Hampson, 1918
Species:
P. submarginata
Binomial name
Palaeotype submarginata
(Rothschild, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Trischalis submarginataRothschild, 1915

Palaeotype is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1918. Its single species, Palaeotype submarginata, was first described by Walter Rothschild in 1915. It is found in Papua New Guinea. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Palaeotype Hampson, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 15, 2019.