| Taxon | Metacrias |
|---|---|
| Authority | Meyrick, 1887 |
| Type species | Metacrias erichrysa |
| Type species authority | Meyrick, 1887 |
| Subdivision ranks | Species |
Metacrias is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. All species are endemic to New Zealand.[1][2]
Taxonomy
Metacrias was first described by Edward Meyrick in a paper in the journal Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales published in 1887.[3][4] It has been postulated that this genus may be cogeneric with Phaos, an Australian genus.[5]
Species
- Metacrias erichrysa Meyrick, 1886
- Metacrias huttoni Butler, 1879
- Metacrias strategica (Hudson, 1889)
References
- ^ "Metacrias Meyrick, 1886". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- ^ Gibbs, G. W. (1962). "The New Zealand genus Metacrias Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) systematics and distribution". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 2 (19): 153–167. Zoology. – via Papers Past New Zealand.
- ^ "METACRIAS - Butterflies and Moths of the World". www.nhm.ac.uk. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1887). "Revision of Australian Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 11: 687–802. – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Hoare, R. J. B. (22 June 2017). "Noctuinae (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) part 1: Austramathes, Cosmodes, Proteuxoa, Physetica". Fauna of New Zealand. 73: 11. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.73. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2017. – via Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.