Caecanthrax Greathead, 1980
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Felipe |
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Caecanthrax Greathead View in CoL
Caecanthrax Greathead, 1980 a: 322 . Type species: Anthrax inauratus Klug, 1832 , by subsequent designation (Evenhuis, 1991: 24). [Unavailable; genus-group name proposed after 1930 without type species designation.]
Caecanthrax Greathead, 1981: 324 . Type species: Anthrax inauratus Klug, 1832 , by original designation. Comments: This genus has an Eremian distribution:It contains three striking Exoprosopa - like species with a dimidiate wing pattern, and contrasting black and gold or white scale patches on the abdomen. The two first to be recognised were described as Anthrax spp. and later placed in Hemipenthes or Thyridanthrax .
Distribution:Afrotropical and Palaearctic Regions. Mali to Somalia and Kenya, Socotra, Egypt: 1 species; Caecanthrax inauratus (Klug) .
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