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Prionapteron

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Prionapteron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Ancylolomiini
Genus: Prionapteron
Błeszyński, 1965[1]
Species:
P. tenebrella
Binomial name
Prionapteron tenebrella
(Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Mesolia tenebrella Hampson, 1896
  • Prionopteryx sinensis Hampson, 1919

Prionapteron is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1965. It contains only one species, Prionapteron tenebrella, described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in China (Hubei, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Fujian, Guangdong).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Prionapteron Bleszynski, 1965". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 22, 2017.