Brachygystia

Brachygystia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Subfamily: Cossinae
Genus:
Schoorl, 1990
Species:
B. mauretanicus
Binomial name
Brachygystia mauretanicus
(D. Lucas, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Cossus mauretanicus D. Lucas, 1907
  • Catopta minor Rungs, 1972
  • Holcocerus powelli Oberthür, 1911

Brachygystia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae. Its sole species, Brachygystia mauretanicus, is found in Tunisia,[1] Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania.

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Brachygystia mauretanicus​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.


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