Myserla
Display parents2
Parent authorityLamas, 2017
TaxonMyserla transversa
Authority(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Sermyla transversa Walker, 1854
  • Sermyla morta Schaus, 1892

Myserla is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species, Myserla transversa, is found in Brazil. The species was first described as Sermyla transversa by Francis Walker in 1854.[1][2] The genus name Sermyla was replaced by Myserla in 2017, as the former name was a junior homonym of a gastropod genus described earlier in 1854.[3]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Sermyla Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Becker, Vitor O. (September 15, 2013). "Taxonomic changes in the Neotropical Pericopina and Ctenuchina moths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini), with description of new taxa". The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 46: 53–66. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013.
  3. ^ Lamas, Gerardo (12 September 2017). "An annotated checklist of the Pericopina (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini)". Zootaxa. 4319 (2): 263–316. doi:10.11646/Zootaxa.4319.2.2