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Alcterogystia

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Alcterogystia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Subfamily: Cossinae
Genus: Alcterogystia
Schoorl, 1990

Alcterogystia is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.

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Etymology

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The genus name is derived from Greek alcter (meaning protector) plus gystia (an anagram of the genus-name Stygia).

References

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  • Schoorl jr., J.W., 1990: A Phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. Zoologische Verhandelingen 263: 1–295. Full article: [1].