Parathrausta
| Parathrausta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Spilomelinae |
| Tribe: | Nomophilini |
| Genus: | Seizmair, 2024[1] |
Parathrausta is a genus of moths of the species-rich subfamily Spilomelinae in the family Crambidae. The genus was erected by Michael Seizmair in 2024.[2]
The species of Parathrausta seem to be distributed in the drier savannah belt south of the Sahara and continuing in the southern Arabian Peninsula.[3]
Species
- Parathrausta contrastalis Maes, 2025[3]
- Parathrausta internervalis Seizmair, 2024[2] (type species)
- Parathrausta nigerstigmalis Maes, 2025[3]
References
- ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate; Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2025). "Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ)". Retrieved 2025-07-26.
- ^ a b Seizmair, Michael (2024). "Contribution to the knowledge of the Afrotropical Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Crambidae): A new genus in the tribe Nomophilini Kuznetzov & Stekolnikov 1979 based on morphology and DNA barcoding". Advances in Entomology. 12 (3): 155–169. doi:10.4236/ae.2024.123012.
- ^ a b c Maes, Koen V. N. (2025). "Studies on Crambidae VIII: New species from the Afrotropical region (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae)". Metamorphosis. 36. Knysna, South Africa: 33–46. doi:10.4314/met.v36i1.7 (inactive 26 July 2025).
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