Schausia
Encyclopedia
Schausia is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family. It is named in honor of William Schaus
.
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...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is named in honor of William Schaus
William Schaus
William Schaus was an American entomologist.-Life:William was son of William Schaus, Sr., a German-immigrant art collector and dealer, proprietor of the Schaus Galleries, and of Margaret Connover....
.
Species
- Schausia coryndoni Rothschild, 1896
- Schausia dambuza Kiriakoff, 1975
- Schausia gladiatoria Holland, 1893
- Schausia greenwayiae Stoneham, 1963
- Schausia langazana Kiriakoff, 1974
- Schausia leona SchausWilliam SchausWilliam Schaus was an American entomologist.-Life:William was son of William Schaus, Sr., a German-immigrant art collector and dealer, proprietor of the Schaus Galleries, and of Margaret Connover....
& Clemens, 1893 - Schausia mantatisi Kiriakoff, 1975
- Schausia mkabi Kiriakoff, 1974