Anycles

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctuoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Arctiini
Subtribus: Ctenuchina
Genus: Anycles
Species: A. anthracina – A. brinkleyi – A. cupreus – A. dolosus – A. tenebrosa

Name

Anycles Walker, 1854: 253 [[1]]

Type species: Euchromia anthracina Walker, 1854 by subsequent designation by Watson, 1980.

Note: Watson (1980) indicates that Euchromia anthracina was the type species for genus Anycles designated by Hampson (1898). Cerda (2017) stated that this designation by Hampson was actually for genus Amycles, not Anycles, and therefore that Watson (1980) is de facto the author of this designation for genus Anycles.

Synonyms

  • Amycles Herrich-Schaeffer, [1855]: 72 [2] (junior synonym of Anycles Walker, 1854, see Cerda, 2017: 113, and Watson, Fletcher & Nye 1980: 13).
    • Type species: Euchromia anthracina Walker, 1854
  • Dipteromorpha Felder, 1874: pl.102 fig.28 [3] = Amycles; Hampson, 1898: 398 [4]
    • Type species: Dipteromorpha adusta Felder, 1874


References

Primary references

  • Walker, F. 1854. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Lepidoptera Heterocera. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp.1–278. Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Hampson, G.F. 1898. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Volume I: Syntomidae. Trustees of the British Museum, London; xxii + 560 pp. BHL Reference page. 
  • Watson, A., Fletcher, D.S. & Nye, I.W.B. 1980. The Generic names of moths of the world. Vol. 2, Noctuoidea (part): Arctiidae, Cocytiidae, Ctenuchidae, Dilobidae, Dioptidae, Lymantriidae, Notodontidae, Strepsimanidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Thyretidae. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London; 228 pp. BHL Reference page. 
  • Cerda, J.A. 2017. Ctenuchina de Guyane française (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini). Partie 1. Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon: 7 Online information. Paywall Reference page