''Psilalcis'' is a genus 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 in the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are 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, paraphyleti ...
, in which it is placed in tribe
Boarmiini
The Boarmiini (also often called ''Cleorini'') are a large tribe (biology), tribe of geometer moths in the Ennominae subfamily.
Description and systematics
This family is sometimes massively expanded, with the closely related Bistonini, Bupalini ...
.
Species
200px, Psilalcis albibasis
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Psilalcis albibasis''
(Hampson, 1895)
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Psilalcis benefica''
(Sato, 1993)
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Psilalcis breta''
(Wileman, 1911)
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Psilalcis conceptaria''
Holloway, 1994
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Psilalcis diorthogonia''
(Wehrli, 1925)
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Psilalcis fui''
Sato, 2002
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Psilalcis inceptaria''
(Walker, 1866) –
type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
(as ''Tephrosia inceptaria''
Walker, 1866)
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Psilalcis menoides''
(Wehrli, 1943)
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Psilalcis nigrifasciata''
(Wileman, 1912)
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Psilalcis paraceptaria''
Sato, 1996
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Psilalcis pulveraria''
(Wileman, 1912)
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Psilalcis rotundata''
Inoue, 1998
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Psilalcis subalbibasis''
Liu, 2024
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Psilalcis subconceptaria''
Liu, 2024
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Psilalcis sumatrana''
Sato, 2013
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Psilalcis vietnamensis''
Sato, 1996
Former species
*''Psilalcis atrifasciata''
Warren, 1893 – synonym of ''
Parapholodes fuliginea''
*''Psilalcis dentilinea''
Warren, 1893 – now ''
Prochasma dentilinea''.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Boarmiini
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