Phycopterus Explained

Phycopterus is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Émile Blanchard in 1852. The species are all found in Chile.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

It was described as: Body fairly slender. Head short, rounded. Protruding eyes. Setaceous (bristled) antennae in both sexes, simple, somewhat more dense in males than in females. Palpi three times longer than the head, rights(?), pointed and very flaky, with the last joint with a pointed end, almost acute. Oblong thorax. Forewings rather broad, nearly triangular, almost straight terminal edge. Hindwing rounded. Legs thin and very long. Abdomen conical.^{[1] [5]}

Species

• Phycopterus flavellus Blanchard, 1852 – type species
• Phycopterus rubritincta Hampson, 1926
• Phycopterus signariellus Blanchard, 1852

Notes and References

1. Book: Gay, Claudio . Claude Gay

   . Claude Gay . Historia fisica y politica de Chile segun documentos adquiridos en esta republica durante doce años de residencia en ella y publicada bajo los auspicios del supremo gobierno . 4 . 1852 . Chile . 103 . Antennae setaceae, in utroque sexu. Palpi elongato, latiusculi, recti, paulo distantes, dense squamosi, articulo ultimo acuto. Lingua elongata. Alae anticae latiusculae, margine apicali fere recto.
   Cuerpo bastante delgado. Cabeza corta, redondeada. Ojos salientes, globulosos. Antenas setaceas en ambos sexos, sencillas, algo mas espesas en los machos que en las hembras. Palpos tres veces mas largos que la cabeza, derechos, apartados y muy escamosos, con el ultimo articulo terminado en punta casi aguda. Torax oblongo. Alas anteriores bastante anchas, casi triangulares, con el borde terminal casi derecho. Alas posteriores redondeadas. Patas delgadas, muy largas. Abdomen conico..

2. Web site: Savela . Markku . August 24, 2019 . Phycopterus Blanchard in Gay, 1852 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . June 25, 2020.
3. Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Phycopterus Blanchard, 1852 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . 10.5519/s93616qw . June 25, 2020.
4. Book: Poole, R. W. . 1989 . Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) . Fascicle 118, Noctuidae . . 978-0-916846-45-9.
5. Book: George Francis, Hampson . George Hampson

   . George Hampson . Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Lepidoptera Phalaenae of the Subfamily Noctuinae (Noctuidae): In the British Museum . 1926 . Dept. of Entomology, British Museum.