Murzinowatsoniia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 2003. Its only species, Murzinowatsonia x-album, was first described by Charles Oberthür in 1911. It is known from the Chinese provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan.[1]

Murzinowatsonia
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Murzinowatsonia

Dubatolov, 2003
Species:
M. x-album
Binomial name
Murzinowatsonia x-album
Oberthür, 1911
Synonyms
  • Arctia x-album Oberthür, 1911

References edit

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Murzinowatsonia Dubatolov, 2003". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  • Dubatolov, V. V. (2003). "Three new genera of Chinese Arctiinae (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae)". Tinea. 17 (5): 255-265, Tokyo.
  • Oberthür, Ch. (1911). [no name]. Études de Lépidoptèrologie comparée. 5 (1): 323, 335-337, pl. 66, 82-83, Rennes.