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Metalectra Geminicincta
''Metalectra'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Taxonomy The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Catocalinae within the families Erebidae and Noctuidae. Species * ''Metalectra albilinea'' Richards, 1941 * ''Metalectra bigallis'' J.B. Smith, 1908 * ''Metalectra cinctus'' J.B. Smith, 1905 (sometimes spelled ''Metalectra cincta'') * ''Metalectra diabolica'' Barnes & Benjamin, 1924 – diabolical fungus moth * ''Metalectra discalis'' Grote, 1876 – common fungus moth * ''Metalectra edilis'' J.B. Smith, 1906 * ''Metalectra geminicincta'' Schaus, 1916 * ''Metalectra miserulata'' Grote, 1882 * ''Metalectra quadrisignata'' Walker, 1858 – four-spotted fungus moth * ''Metalectra richardsi'' Brower, 1941 – Richards' fungus moth * ''Metalectra tantillus'' Grote, 1875 – black fungus moth References * * Boletobiinae Noctuoidea genera {{Boletobiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. He was one of the first specialists to work on the European Lepidoptera. He described many new species, for example ''Sesia bembeciformis'' and ''Euchloe tagis'', many of them common. He also described many new genus, genera. He was a designer and engraver and from 1786 he worked for three years as a designer and engraver at a cotton factory in Ukraine. There he collected butterflies and moths including descriptions and illustrations of some in ''Beiträge zur Geschichte der Schmetterlinge'' (1786–1790) along with other new species from the countryside around his home in Augsburg. Hübner's masterwork "Tentamen" was intended as a discussion document. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |