Alphacrambus
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Alphacrambus is a grass moth genus
(family
Crambidae) of subfamily Crambinae
, tribe
Crambini. Some authors have placed it in the snout moth family (Pyralidae), where all grass moths were once also included, but this seems to be in error.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
(family
Family (biology)
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Crambidae) of subfamily Crambinae
Crambinae
Crambinae is a large subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. It currently includes over 1,800 species worldwide. The larvae are root feeders or stem borers, mostly on grasses. A few species are pests of sod grasses, maize, sugar cane, rice, and other Poaceae...
, tribe
Tribe (biology)
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Crambini. Some authors have placed it in the snout moth family (Pyralidae), where all grass moths were once also included, but this seems to be in error.
Species
- Alphacrambus cristatusAlphacrambus cristatusAlphacrambus cristatus is a species of the Crambidae family in the genus Alphacrambus. It was described by Bassi, in 1995, and is known from Ethiopia....
Bassi, 1995 - Alphacrambus parvusAlphacrambus parvusAlphacrambus parvus is a species of the Crambidae family in the genus Alphacrambus. It was described by Bassi, in 1995, and is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
Bassi, 1995 - Alphacrambus phoeostrigellusAlphacrambus phoeostrigellusAlphacrambus phoeostrigellus is a species of the Crambidae family in the genus Alphacrambus. It was described by Hampson, in 1903, and is known from India....
(Hampson, 1903) - Alphacrambus prodontellusAlphacrambus prodontellusAlphacrambus prodontellus is a species of the Crambidae family in the genus Alphacrambus. It was described by Hampson, in 1919, and is known from South Africa and Kenya....
(Hampson, 1919) - Alphacrambus razowskiiAlphacrambus razowskiiAlphacrambus razowskii is a species of the Crambidae family in the genus Alphacrambus. It was described by Bleszynski, in 1961, and is known from South Africa....
(Bleszynski, 1961)