Tactusina

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Tactusina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Micronoctuini
Subtribe: Tactusina
Fibiger, 2010
Synonyms
  • Tactusinae Fibiger, 2010

The Tactusina are a subtribe of moths of the family Erebidae. The clade was described by Michael Fibiger in 2010.

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Taxonomy

The subtribe was originally described as the subfamily Tactusinae of the family Micronoctuidae.

Clades (former tribes) and genera

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The Belluliina are a subtribe of moths of the family Erebidae. The clade was described by Michael Fibiger in 2008.

The Magnina are a subtribe of moths of the family Erebidae described by Michael Fibiger in 2008.

The Parachrostiina are a subtribe of moths of the family Erebidae. This clade was described by Michael Fibiger in 2008.

Bellulia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Michael Fibiger in 2008.

Tactusa is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Michael Fibiger in 2010.

Obscurior is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Michael Fibiger in 2010.

Tactusa rima is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from northern Vietnam.

Tactusa sumatrensis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from northern Sumatra in Indonesia.

Tactusa schnacki is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from Assam in north-eastern India.

Tactusa peregovitsi is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from northern Vietnam.

Tactusa flavoniger is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from Laos, in Southeast Asia.

Tactusa nieukerkeni is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from northern Vietnam.

Tactusa topi is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from Guangdong in China.

Tactusa tranumi is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from northern Vietnam.

Tactusa discrepans is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from northern Thailand and the Chinese provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou.

Tactusa spadix is a moth of the family family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from southern Laos, in Southeast Asia.

Tactusa pars is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from western Thailand, western Malaysia and the Chinese provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou.

Obscurior davisi is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from Sri Lanka.

The Tentaxina are a subtribe of moths of the family Erebidae. The clade was described by Michael Fibiger in 2011.

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