Erebidae
931000.1 –
8673.2 Toxonprucha scitior
(Walker, 1865)
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| Distribution: |
Hill Country of Texas (Schmidt, et al. 2018). |
| Similar Species: |
- Toxonprucha excavata (Walker, 1865) is best separated by genitalia or DNA barcode.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
scitior (Walker, 1865) (Homoptera)
Type locality: Honduras. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Toxonprucha scitior (Walker, 1865), removed from the synonymy of "Toxonprucha" diffundens Walker, 1858 by inference in Lafontaine & Schmidt (2015), ZK 527: 137, and more formally treated as a full species in Schmidt, Lafontaine & Troubridge (2018), ZK 788: 246, based on DNA barcode and other observable differences, is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico, Texas. |
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| References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
- Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 40: 1-239.
- Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2015. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico III. ZooKeys, 527: 127-147.
- Schmidt, B.C., J.D. Lafontaine & J.T. Troubridge, 2018. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico IV. ZooKeys, 788: 241-252.
- Walker, F., 1865. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 33: 880.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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