''Siamusotima'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s of the family
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...
. The genus was erected by
Maria Alma Solis
Maria Alma Solis is a entomologist at the Systematic Entomology Laboratory (SEL) of the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Early life
Maria Alma Solis was born on February 9, 1956, in Corpus Christi, Texas, ...
et al. in 2005.
Species
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Siamusotima aranea
''Siamusotima aranea'' is a species of moth of the family Crambidae Species description, first described by Maria Alma Solis et al. in 2005.
References
Musotiminae
Moths described in 2005
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Siamusotima disrupta
''Siamusotima disrupta'' is a species of stem-boring moth of the family Crambidae first described by Maria Alma Solis
Maria Alma Solis is a entomologist at the Systematic Entomology Laboratory (SEL) of the Agricultural Research Service o ...
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References
Musotiminae
Crambidae genera
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