''Macristis'' 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
litter moths of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
. The genus was described by Schaus in 1916.
Species
* ''
Macristis bilinealis
''Macristis bilinealis'' is a species of litter moth in the family Erebidae species description, first described by William Barnes (entomologist), William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1912. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Ho ...
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Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
* ''
Macristis geminipunctalis''
Schaus, 1916
* ''
Macristis pharosalis''
Schaus, 1916
* ''
Macristis schausi''
Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
References
Herminiinae
Moth genera
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