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Prionoxystus
Genus
Prionoxystus
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily
Cossoidea (Carpenter and Clearwing Moths)
Family
Cossidae (Carpenter and Leopard Moths)
Subfamily
Cossinae
Genus
Prionoxystus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Prionoxystus
Grote
, 1882. Taxonomic notes:
type species:
Cossus robinae
Peck, 1818
Explanation of Names
From Greek
prion, -o
(πριων) a saw, plus
xyst
scraped, or a scraper
(
1
)
Numbers
Arnett lists three species
(
2
)
Print References
Borror, entries for
priono
,
xyst
(
1
)
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/122703#page/640/mode/1up
Internet References
Wikispecies--
Prionoxystus
Works Cited
1.
Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.
American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
Contributed by
Troy Bartlett
on 3 May, 2004 - 2:44pm
Additional contributions by
cotinis
,
Arturo Santos
Last updated 11 March, 2022 - 3:23pm