Pseudamastus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1985. The genus contains only one species, Pseudamastus alsa, first described by Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found on Dominica, Guadeloupe and Martinique.[1]

Pseudamastus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pseudamastus
Toulgoët, 1985
Species:
P. alsa
Binomial name
Pseudamastus alsa
(H. Druce, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Phaegoptera alsa H. Druce, 1890

Subspecies

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  • Pseudamastus alsa alsa (Guadeloupe, Dominica)
  • Pseudamastus alsa lalannei Toulgoët, 1985 (Martinique)

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Pseudamastus Toulgoët, 1985". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
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