Heterocrossa

Heterocrossa
Heterocrossa sanctimonea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Carposinidae
Genus: Heterocrossa
Meyrick, 1882[1]

Heterocrossa is a genus of moths in the Carposinidae family.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4] This genus was previously regarded as a synonym of the genus Carposina. However Elwood C. Zimmerman in Insects of Hawaii (1978, p. 797) removed Heterocrossa from synonymy with Carposina.[5][6] Zimmerman argued that as the genitalia of Heterocrossa and Carposina are distinct, Heterocrossa should not be regarded as a synonym of Carposina.[5] This was agreed with by John S. Dugdale in his annotated catalogue of New Zealand Lepidoptera.[1]

Species

Species contained in the genus include:[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 130. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 457. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  3. ^ "Heterocrossa Meyrick, 1882 - Biota of NZ". biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  4. ^ "Heterocrossa Meyrick, 1882". biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  5. ^ a b Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). "Microlepidoptera". Insects of Hawaii. 9: 797. hdl:10125/7338.
  6. ^ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "HETEROCROSSA - Butterflies and Moths of the World". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  7. ^ "Heterocrossa Meyrick, 1882". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 17 March 2018.


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