Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Superclassis: Allotriocarida
Classis: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Family: Apatelodidae
Genus: Apatelodes
Species: Apatelodes martia

  • Status:   invalid   see synonymy

Name

Apatelodes martia (Stoll [1780])

Type locality: Suriname

Holotype: Female figured in plate 305 of reference work. Physical original type specimen no more existing.

Synonymy

Apatelodes martia (Stoll, [1780]) is synonym of Apatelodes nina (Stoll, [1780]). See Herbin 2015.

In plate 305 of reference work, the specimen support of description of A. martia (fig. E) is the female corresponding to the male support of description of A. nina (fig. D). For stability of nomenclature the male has been chosen as support of the valid name, as more easily recognized.

Original combination

Phalaena martia Stoll, [1780]

References

Primary references

⧼Additional References⧽

  • Herbin, D. 2015. Description de nouvelles espèces d’Hétérocères de Guyane française avec notes taxinomiques (Lepidoptera Mimallonidae et Apatelodidae). Antenor 2(1): 81–105. Reference page. 
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