Pasiphila
TaxonPasiphila
AuthorityMeyrick, 1883[1]
Synonyms
  • Calliclystis Dietze, 1910
  • Cithecia Staudinger, 1897
  • Helastiodes Warren, 1895
  • Gymnodisca Warren, 1895
Type speciesPasiphila bilineolata

Pasiphila is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1883.[2] Meyrick gave a more detailed description of this genus in 1884.[3] As of 2005 about 36 species were known, and of these, some 27 are native to New Zealand.[4][5]

Species

Taxonomy

Pasiphila was formerly treated as a synonym of Chloroclystis, as was Gymnodisca, which is now mostly treated as a subgenus of Pasiphila. Rhinoprora is sometimes treated as a synonym of subgenus Gymnodisca.

Furthermore, a number of species which were included in Pasiphila are now mostly placed in Pasiphilodes.

References

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pasiphila Meyrick 1883". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived December 15, 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Wikidata item Q110691894
  3. ^ Wikidata item Q109615359
  4. ^ Viidalepp, J. and V. Mironov. (2005). Pasiphila hyrcanica sp. n.(Geometridae, Larentiinae) – a new species from Azerbaijan and Iran. Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Nota Lepidopterologica 28(3-4) 193-201.
  5. ^ Wikidata item Q64006453