Gnophos
| Gnophos | |
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| Scotch annulet (Gnophos obfuscata) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Boarmiini |
| Genus: | Gnophos Treitschke, 1825 |
| Type species | |
| Geometra furvata Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
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| Diversity | |
| Several subgenera, about 120 species | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gnophos is a genus in the geometer moth family (Geometridae). A mostly Old World lineage, it is abundant in the Palearctic, with some North American species as well; in Europe six species are recorded. This genus has about 120 known species altogether in several recognized subgenera, with new ones still being discovered occasionally.[2]
This is the type genus of the tribe Gnophini in subfamily Ennominae, which some authors include in the Boarmiini.
Selected species[edit]
Subgenera and species of Gnophos include:[3]
- Gnophos iveni Erschoff, 1874[4]
Subgenus Chelegnophos Wehrli, 1951
- Gnophos ravistriolaria Wehrli, 1922[4]
Subgenus Cnestrognophos Wehrli, 1951
- Gnophos praeacutaria Wehrli, 1922[4]
Subgenus Dicrognophos Wehrli, 1951
- Gnophos orthogonia Wehrli, 1939[4]
- Gnophos pseudosnelleni Rjabov, 1964
- Gnophos sartata (Treitschke, 1827)
Subgenus Dysgnophos Wehrli, 1951
- Gnophos difficilis Alphéraky, 1883[4]
Subgenus Gnophos Treitschke, 1825 (including Catascia)
- Gnophos furvata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[4]
- Gnophos obfuscata (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Subgenus Odontognophos Wehrli, 1951
- Gnophos dumetata Treitschke, 1827[4]
- Gnophos perspersata Treitschke, 1827
- Gnophos zacharia Staudinger, 1879
Subgenus Organognophos Wehrli, 1951
- Gnophos sibiriata Guenée, 1857[4]
Subgenus Pterygnophos Wehrli, 1951
- Gnophos ochrofasciata Staudinger, 1896[4]
Subgenus Rhinognophos Wehrli, 1951
- Gnophos similaria Rothschild, 1914[4]
Subgenus Rhipignophos Wehrli, 1951
- Gnophos pervicinaria Wehrli, 1922[4]
Subgenus Sacrognophos Wehrli, 1951
- Gnophos sacraria Staudinger, 1895[4]
Subgenus Trilobignophos Wehrli, 1951
- Gnophos pollinaria Christoph, 1887[4]
Subgenus Zystrognophos Wehrli, 1945
- Gnophos kuldjana (Wehrli, 1953)
- Gnophos sericaria Alphéraky, 1883
- Gnophos nimbata Alphéraky, 1888[4]
Relationships to be determined
- Gnophos delagardei Prout, 1915
- Gnophos macguffini Smiles, 1978
- Gnophos rubricimixta Prout, 1915
- Gnophos spinicosta Krüger, 2005
- Gnophos thibetaria Oberthür, 1884
- Gnophos truncatipennis Krüger, 2005
Some other species formerly placed here are now in related genera such as Charissa, Ortaliella and Stueningia
Footnotes[edit]
References[edit]
- Fauna Europaea (FE) (2011): Gnophos. Version 2.4, 27 January 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Catascia. Version of 5 November 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004b): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Gnophos. Version of 5 November 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- Savela, Markku (2009): Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms – Gnophos. Version of 22 May 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
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