Somatoxena

Somatoxena
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Tribe:	Lymantriini
Genus:	Somatoxena Aurivillius, 1904
Species:	S. lasea
Binomial name
Somatoxena lasea (H. Druce, 1899)
Synonyms
Xenosoma laseaH. Druce, 1899

Somatoxena is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1904. Its only species, Somatoxena lasea, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1899. ^[1] It is found in Sierra Leone. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

References

1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Somatoxena lasea (Druce, 1899)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
3. Savela, Markku (May 30, 2011). "Somatoxena Aurivillius, 1904". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
4. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Somatoxena​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 18, 2020.
5. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Somatoxena Aurivillius, 1904". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London . Retrieved May 18, 2020.