Arcte is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Vincenz Kollar in 1844.
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| Genus: | Arcte Kollar, [1844]
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Description edit
Palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head, and short third joint. Antennae quite simple. Thorax and abdomen clothed with long hair. Abdomen[2] in male with a strongly ridged chitinous rasp on center of dorsum of penultimate segment, probably played on by the strong chitinous spurs of the hindlegs. Tibia fringed with long hairs.
Species edit
- Arcte coerula Guenée, 1852
- Arcte granulata (Guenée, 1852)
- Arcte modesta (Hoeven, 1840)
- Arcte polygrapha Kollar, [1844]
- Arcte taprobana Moore, 1885
References edit
- ^ Reza Zahiri; Ian J. Kitching; J.Donald Lafontaine; Marko Mutanen; Lauri Kaila; Jeremy D.HollowaY; Niklas Wahlberg (2011). "A new molecular phylogeny offers hope for a stable family level classification of the Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera)". Zoologica Scripta. 40 (2): 158-173. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2010.00459.x. S2CID 55916815. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Savela, Markku (ed.). "Arcte Kollar, [1844]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Arcte Kollar, 1844". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
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