Cilaus
| Cilaus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Musotiminae |
| Genus: | Cilaus de Joannis, 1932[1] |
| Species: | C. longinasus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cilaus longinasus Joannis, 1932 | |
Cilaus is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. There is only one species in this genus, Cilaus longinasus, which is only known from the medium altitudes of La Réunion.
The name of the genus Cilaus is probably a misspelling of the valley of origine of the holotype of this species: Cilaos.
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- de Joannis, J. 1932b. Lépidoptères Hétérocères des Mascareignes. - — :427–456; pl. 23