Prionapteron

Prionapteron
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Prionapteron; Błeszyński, 1965[1]
Species:	P. tenebrella
Binomial name
	Prionapteron tenebrella; (Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
	Mesolia tenebrella Hampson, 1896; Prionopteryx sinensis Hampson, 1919;

Prionapteron is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1965. It contains only one species, Prionapteron tenebrella, described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in China (Hubei, Sichuan, Shensi, Fukien, Kwangtung).[2]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
Savela, Markku. "Prionapteron Bleszynski, 1965". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Prionapteron tenebrella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 12, 2018.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved December 22, 2017.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Prionapteron Bleszynski, 1965". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 22, 2017.