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Macrosaccus

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Macrosaccus
Macrosaccus gliricidius
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Macrosaccus

Davis and De Prins, 2011
Type species
Macrosaccus robiniella
Clemens, 1859
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Macrosaccus is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.

Etymology

The generic name is derived from the ancient Greek μακρο- (meaning long) and σάκκος (meaning bag) in reference to the elongate saccus in the male genitalia.[1]

Species

References

  1. ^ a b c Davis, Donald R.; De Prins, Jurate (2011). "Systematics and biology of the new genus Macrosaccus with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)". ZooKeys. 98: 29–82. doi:10.3897/zookeys.98.925.
  2. ^ Eiseman, Charles S.; Davis, Donald R. (2017). "A new species of Macrosaccus (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: Lithocolletinae) from Arizona, USA" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4358 (2): 385–392. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4358.2.11.