Delopterus is a monotypic snout moth genus (family Pyralidae). Its single species, Delopterus basalis, is found in Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Both the genus and species were first described by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse in 1922.[2]
Delopterus is a monotypic snout moth genus (family Pyralidae). Its single species, Delopterus basalis, is found in Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Both the genus and species were first described by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse in 1922.
Delopterus basalis is een vlinder uit de familie snuitmotten (Pyralidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van deze soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1922 door Janse.
De soort komt voor in tropisch Afrika.
Bronnen, noten en/of referentiesDelopterus é um gênero de mariposa pertencente à família Crambidae.[1]
Kristensen, N.P. (Ed.). 1999. Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies. Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches / Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Band / Volume IV Arthropoda: Insecta Teilband / Part 35: 491 pp. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York.