''Quentalia'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s of the family

Bombycidae The Bombycidae are a family of moths. The best-known species is ''Bombyx mori'' (Linnaeus) or silkworm, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia. Another well-known species is ''Bombyx mandarina'', also native to Asia. Taxonomy Th ...

first described by

William Schaus William Schaus (January 11, 1858 in New York City – June 20, 1942) was an American Entomology, entomologist who became known for his major contribution to the knowledge and description of new species of the Neotropical realm, Neotropical Lepidop ...

in 1929. It has at times been placed in the family

Apatelodidae Apatelodidae, the American silkworm moths, is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They are a family within the superfamily Bombycoidea, though they have in the past been considered a subfamily of Bombycidae. Distribution Species ar ...

, but recent research indicates the subfamily Epiinae, to which ''Quentalia'' belongs, is affiliated with Bombycidae.Hamilton, C.A., St Laurent, R.A., Dexter, K. et al. Phylogenomics resolves major relationships and reveals significant diversification rate shifts in the evolution of silk moths and relatives. BMC Evol Biol 19, 182 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1505-1

Species

*'' Quentalia altura'' Schaus, 1920 *'' Quentalia amisena'' Druce, 1890 *'' Quentalia brunnea'' Dognin, 1916 *'' Quentalia callinicia'' Schaus, 1929 *'' Quentalia cameloi'' Schaus, 1939 *'' Quentalia caulea'' Schaus, 1929 *'' Quentalia chromana'' Schaus, 1929 *'' Quentalia coarya'' Schaus, 1929 *'' Quentalia crenulosa'' (Dyar, 1918) *'' Quentalia demerida'' Schaus, 1920 *''

Quentalia denticulata ''Quentalia'' is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae first described by William Schaus in 1929. It has at times been placed in the family Apatelodidae, but recent research indicates the subfamily Epiinae, to which ''Quentalia'' belongs, is ...

'' Schaus, 1912 *'' Quentalia dolorosa'' E. D. Jones, 1908 *'' Quentalia drepanoides'' (Walker, 1866) *'' Quentalia eulerufa'' Schaus *'' Quentalia excisa'' Maassen, 1890 *''

Quentalia ficus ''Quentalia'' is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae first described by William Schaus in 1929. It has at times been placed in the family Apatelodidae, but recent research indicates the subfamily Epiinae, to which ''Quentalia'' belongs, is ...

'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1856 *''

Quentalia granisca ''Quentalia'' is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae first described by William Schaus in 1929. It has at times been placed in the family Apatelodidae, but recent research indicates the subfamily Epiinae, to which ''Quentalia'' belongs, is ...

'' Schaus, 1920 *''

Quentalia incurvata ''Quentalia'' is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae first described by William Schaus in 1929. It has at times been placed in the family Apatelodidae, but recent research indicates the subfamily Epiinae, to which ''Quentalia'' belongs, is ...

'' Dognin, 1922 *''

Quentalia intranea ''Quentalia'' is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae first described by William Schaus in 1929. It has at times been placed in the family Apatelodidae, but recent research indicates the subfamily Epiinae, to which ''Quentalia'' belongs, is ...

'' Dognin, 1914 *''

Quentalia lapana ''Quentalia'' is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae first described by William Schaus in 1929. It has at times been placed in the family Apatelodidae, but recent research indicates the subfamily Epiinae, to which ''Quentalia'' belongs, is ...

'' Schaus, 1920 *''

Quentalia lapanensis ''Quentalia'' is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae first described by William Schaus in 1929. It has at times been placed in the family Apatelodidae, but recent research indicates the subfamily Epiinae, to which ''Quentalia'' belongs, is ...

'' Schaus, 1929 *'' Quentalia lividia'' (Druce, 1887) *''

Quentalia macerina ''Quentalia'' is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae first described by William Schaus in 1929. It has at times been placed in the family Apatelodidae, but recent research indicates the subfamily Epiinae, to which ''Quentalia'' belongs, is ...

'' Schaus, 1929 *''

Quentalia maevia ''Quentalia'' is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae first described by William Schaus in 1929. It has at times been placed in the family Apatelodidae, but recent research indicates the subfamily Epiinae, to which ''Quentalia'' belongs, is ...

'' Druce, 1898 *''

Quentalia medinara ''Quentalia'' is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae first described by William Schaus in 1929. It has at times been placed in the family Apatelodidae Apatelodidae, the American silkworm moths, is a family of insects in the order Lepid ...

'' Schaus, 1929 *'' Quentalia melchthala'' Schaus, 1929 *'' Quentalia minasa'' Schaus, 1929 *'' Quentalia moratina'' Schaus, 1929 *'' Quentalia napima'' Schaus, 1929 *'' Quentalia numalia'' Schaus, 1929 *'' Quentalia oaxacana'' Schaus, 1900 *'' Quentalia ojeda'' Dognin, 1889 *'' Quentalia orizava'' Schaus, 1900 *'' Quentalia pallida'' Maassen, 1890 *'' Quentalia pamina'' Schaus, 1900 *'' Quentalia paminella'' Dognin, 1922 *'' Quentalia punctilinea'' Dognin, 1922 *'' Quentalia purulhana'' Schaus, 1920 *'' Quentalia ragna'' Schaus, 1929 *'' Quentalia reissi'' Maassen, 1890 *'' Quentalia roseilinea'' Schaus, 1906 *'' Quentalia secatina'' Schaus, 1929 *'' Quentalia sheila'' Schaus, 1929 *'' Quentalia subrubicunda'' Dognin, 1922 *'' Quentalia subumbrata'' Dognin, 1922 *'' Quentalia tolima'' Dognin, 1922 *'' Quentalia tremulans'' Schaus, 1920 *'' Quentalia veca'' (Druce, 1887) *'' Quentalia viridans'' Dognin, 1922 *'' Quentalia vittata'' (Walker, 1855)

References

Bombycidae {{Bombycidae-stub