Archaeotychia
| Archaeotychia | |
|---|---|
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| Archaeotychia albiciliata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Brachodidae |
| Subfamily: | Brachodinae |
| Genus: | Archaeotychia Kallies, 2016 |
| Type species | |
| Atychia quiris Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 | |
Archaeotychia is a genus of moth in the family Brachiodidae found in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1] It currently contains 7 species.[2][3] It is closely related to the genus Brachodes; however they can be differentiated by differences in the female genitalia.[1]
Species
[edit]- Archaeotychia albiciliata (Walsingham, 1891)
- Archaeotychia dentata Kallies, 2016
- Archaeotychia dicksoni Kallies, 2016
- Archaeotychia khoisanorum Kallies, 2016
- Archaeotychia krooni Kallies, 2016
- Archaeotychia metaspila (Meyrick, 1926)
- Archaeotychia quiris (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Archaeotychia semicuprea Kallies, 2016
References
[edit]- 1 2 Kallies, Axel (2016-02-18). "The Brachodidae of Sub-Saharan Africa (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea), with implications for the origin of the family". Zootaxa. 4083 (1): 5–10. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4083.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ↑ "Archaeotychia Kallies, 2016 | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ↑ "Afromoths.net". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 2025-11-12.