Catapterix is a small genus of moths in the family Acanthopteroctetidae, with species occurring in Europe and Central Asia. The genus was previously considered monotypic, with Catapterix crimaea as its sole known species, until the formal description of Catapterix tianshanica in 2016.[1]
| Catapterix | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Acanthopteroctetidae |
| Genus: | Catapterix Zagulajev & Sinev, 1988 |
| Species | |
Distribution edit
The type species, C. crimaea, is known from the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine[2] and from southern France,[3] whereas C. tianshanica is described from Kyrgyzstan.[1]
Taxonomy edit
The genus was originally placed in its own family, Catapterigidae,[4] which is now considered a synonym of Acanthopteroctetidae.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b Mey, Wolfram; Rutjan, Evgeniy (28 September 2016). "Catapterix tianshanica sp. n. – the second species of the genus from the Palaearctic Region (Lepidoptera, Acanthopteroctetidae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 39 (2): 145–150. doi:10.3897/nl.39.9882. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Nel, J.; Varenne, T.; van Nieukerken, Erik (1 January 2016). "Découverte en France d'un lépidoptère "primitif", Catapterix crimaea Zagulajev & Sinev, 1988 (Lepidoptera, Neopseustoidea, Acanthopteroctetidae)". Revue de l'Association Roussillonnaise d'Entomologie (in French). XXV (3): 153–156. ISSN 1288-5509.
- ^ Butterflies and Moths of the World - Generic Names and their Type-species
- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. "Catapterigidae (Zagulajev & Sinev, 1988)". AfroMoths. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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