Ceuthomadarus atlantis
| Ceuthomadarus atlantis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Ceuthomadarus |
| Species: | C. atlantis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceuthomadarus atlantis (Gozmány, 1978) | |
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Ceuthomadarus atlantis is a species of moth in the family Lecithoceridae and subfamily Ceuthomadarinae. It is known from Morocco, where its type locality is in the High Atlas Mountains.[1][2]
Taxonomy
Hungarian entomologist László Anthony Gozmány described the species in 1978 under the original combination Ceuthomaradus atlantis. The description appeared on page 58 of the Lecithoceridae volume of the series Microlepidoptera Palaearctica.[3] It is currently placed in the genus Ceuthomadarus, resulting in the combination Ceuthomadarus atlantis.[2]
The holotype is a female collected at Goundafa in the High Atlas of Morocco. The specimen is deposited in the Natural History Museum, Vienna (NHMW).[1]
Distribution
The species has been recorded from Morocco. Its documented type locality, Goundafa, lies in the High Atlas Mountains.[1][2] Published information about its habitat, larval food plants and life history remains limited.
References
- 1 2 3 Bálint, Zsolt; Katona, Gergely; Kun, András (2011). "The scientific publications of Dr László Gozmány (1921–2006) on Lepidoptera with a revised bibliography and an annotated list of taxon names he proposed". Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici. 103: 395. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 Savela, Markku. "Ceuthomadarus atlantis (Gozmány, 1978)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ Gozmány, László A. (1978). Amsel, Hans Georg; Gregor, František; Reisser, Hans (eds.). Lecithoceridae. Microlepidoptera Palaearctica. Vol. 5. Vienna: Verlag Georg Fromme & Co. p. 58.
External links
- Ceuthomadarus atlantis at BioLib