''Crocinis'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s from
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
belonging to the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
Drepaninae
Drepaninae are by far the largest subfamily of the Drepanidae moths. While it is usually split into two tribes, Drepanini and Oretini, its internal systematics and phylogeny
A phylogenetic tree or phylogeny is a graphical representation whi ...
.
The genus was erected by
Arthur Gardiner Butler
Arthur Gardiner Butler F.L.S., F.Z.S. (27 June 1844 – 28 May 1925) was an English entomologist, arachnologist and ornithologist. He worked at the British Museum on the taxonomy of birds, insects, and spiders.
Biography
Arthur Gardiner B ...
in 1879.
Species
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Crocinis boboa''
Watson, 1965
*''
Crocinis canescens''
Watson, 1965
*''
Crocinis felina''
Watson, 1965
*''
Crocinis fenestrata''
Butler, 1879
*''
Crocinis imaitsoana''
Watson, 1965
*''
Crocinis licina''
Watson, 1965
*''
Crocinis prolixa''
Watson, 1965
*''
Crocinis spicata''
Watson, 1965
*''
Crocinis tetrathyra''
(Mabille, 1900)
*''
Crocinis viettei''
Watson, 1965
References
*Butler (1879). "Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera from Madagascar, with notes on some of the forms already described". ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History''. (5)4:227–246.
*Watson (1965). "A revision of the Ethiopian Drepanidae (Lepidoptera)". ''Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology'' Supplement 3:1–178, pls. 1–18.
Drepaninae
Drepanidae genera
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