''Narycia'' is a small
genus
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of the
bagworm moth
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family
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, Psychidae. Therein, it belongs to the
tribe
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Naryciini, here place in the somewhat disputed
subfamily
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Naryciinae which is sometimes included in the
Taleporiinae. Some authors include ''
Diplodoma'' in ''Narycia'' as a
junior synonym
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, but this is not widely accepted.
As indicated by its name, it is the
type genus
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Zoological nomenclature
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of the Naryciini (and of the Naryciinae if these are valid). The name "Narycia" was initially proposed in 1833 by
J.F. Stephens, for a moth he called "
N. elegans". But he did not validly describe it at that time, and hence it was not a proper
scientific name
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but a ''
nomen nudum
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''. Stephens corrected his mistake in 1836, redescribing the species and making it the valid
type
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of the new genus.
Species of ''Narycia'' include:
[FE (2009)]
* ''
Narycia astrella''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
* ''
Narycia duplicella''
(Goeze, 1783) (= ''N. elegans, N. monilifera'')
* ''
Narycia infernalis''
Herrmann, 1986
* ''
Narycia marmarurga''
(Meyrick, 1907)
* ''
Narycia platyzona''
(Meyrick, 1905)
Footnotes
References
* (2009)
''Narycia'' Version 2.1, 2009-DEC-22. Retrieved 2010-MAY-02.
* (2004)
Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species&ndash
''Narycia'' Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2010-MAY-05.
Psychidae
Psychidae genera
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