Autochthonus Explained

Autochthonus is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.^[1] The genus was described in 1891 by Lord Walsingham.

Species

• Autochthonus chalybiellus Walsingham, 1891 (from Gambia/Tanzania)
• Autochthonus singulus Huang, Hirowatari & Wang, 2009 (from China)

References

• Huang, G.H.; T. Hirowatari & M. Wang, 2009: Siloscinae Gozmány (Lepidoptera: Tineoidea) from China with description of a new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 135 (3): 389–394. DOI: 10.3157/061.135.0306.
• Walsingham, Thomas de Grey 1891a. African Micro-Lepidoptera. - Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1891(1):63–132, pls. 3–7

Notes and References

1. http://www.afromoths.net/genus/show/174110 afromoths