Citharalia

Citharalia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Citharalia; Clench, 1957
Species:	C. idiosetoides
Binomial name
	Citharalia idiosetoides; Clench, 1957

Citharalia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae described by Harry Kendon Clench in 1957.[1] Its only species, Citharalia idiosetoides, was described by the same author in the same year and is found in Bolivia.[2]

Taxonomy

Research suggests Citharalia does not fit in the Cossidae, and should be excluded from this family. The genus should perhaps be included in the Cossulinae.[3]

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References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Citharalia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Citharalia idiosetoides". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
Schoorl, J.W. 1990: "A phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology". Zoologische Verhandelingen, 263: 1-295. PDF.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Superfamily: Cossoidea". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Citharalia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 30, 2018.

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Citharalia idiosetoides". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 30, 2018.

[3] Schoorl, J.W. 1990: "A phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology". Zoologische Verhandelingen, 263: 1-295. PDF.