Brachygystia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Brachygystia

Schoorl, 1990
Species:
B. mauretanicus
Binomial name
Brachygystia mauretanicus
(D. Lucas, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Cossus mauretanicus D. Lucas, 1907
  • Catopta minor Rungs, 1972
  • Holcocerus powelli Oberthür, 1911

Brachygystia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae. Its sole species, Brachygystia mauretanicus, is found in Tunisia,[1] Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania.

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachygystia mauretanicus​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.


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