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Subfamily Zeuzerinae


Psychonoctua masoni (Schaus), new combination (Lepidoptera: Cossidae: Zeuzerinae), redescription and first records from TX & USA
By Blanchard, A. & E.C. Knudson.
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 87(2): 426-431., 1985
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Blanchard, A. & E.C. Knudson. 1985. Psychonoctua masoni (Schaus), new combination (Lepidoptera: Cossidae: Zeuzerinae), redescription and first records from Texas and USA. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 87(2): 426-431.

Revision of the Cossidae of North America
By Barnes, W. & J. McDunnough
Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America, 1(1): 1-35, 1911
Barnes, W. & J. McDunnough, 1911. Revision of the Cossidae of North American. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America, 1(1): 1-35.

New North American Cossidae
By W. Barnes, J. McDunnough
Entomological News Philadelphia 21: 463-466, 1910

Texas Lepidoptera Atlas Vol VII- Sesioidea
By Knudson, E. & C. Bordelon
Texas Lepidoptera Survey, Houston, Texas., 2003
Knudson, E. & C. Bordelon. 2003. Texas Lepidoptera Atlas Vol VII- Sesioidea. Texas Lepidoptera Survey, Houston, Texas. 4 Plates.

Anyone interested a copy of the 4 color plates along with data of species IDs and locations and dates on the four plates? I can supply these color plates for $20.00, sent via US mail. contact Vernon via E-mail at Vernon Antoine Brou Jr. (vabrou@bellsouth.net).

Revision of the Cossidae of North America (in Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America)
By William Barnes, J. H. McDunnough
The Review Press, 1911

A phylogenetic study on Cossidae (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) based on external adult morphology
By J. W. Schoorl
Zoölogische Verhandelingen 263: 1-295, 1990

Lepidoptera in the unpublished field notes of Howard George Lacey, Naturalist (1856-1929).
By Kendall, R.O., and C.A. Kendall.
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 25(1): 29-44., 1971
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Kendall, R.O., and C.A. Kendall. 1971. Lepidoptera in the unpublished field notes of Howard George Lacey, Naturalist (1856-1929). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 25(1): 29-44.

Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
By Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.)
Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, 2023
• Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order).

• Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023) checklist in spreadsheet (Excel) format (download).

Editors - When citing this work, please be sure to include the (eds.) after Pohl & Nanz to avoid confusion over authorship. If you have a copy of the book, it would be best to cite with the chapter author, i.e.