''Ethelontides'' is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
snout moth genus. Its only species, ''Ethelontides biunicornis'', is found on
Java
Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List ...
in Indonesia. Both the genus and species were
first described by
Edward Meyrick in 1934.
References
Pyralinae
Monotypic moth genera
Moths of Indonesia
Pyralidae genera
Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
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