Alcterogystia Explained

Alcterogystia is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae.

Species

• Alcterogystia frater (Warnecke, 1929)
• Alcterogystia l-nigra

Former species

• Alcterogystia cadambae
• Alcterogystia nilotica

Etymology

The genus name is derived from Greek (meaning protector) plus (an anagram of the genus-name Stygia).

References

• , 1990: A Phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology. Zoologische Verhandelingen 263: 1–295. Full article: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149102.