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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

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.

Descriptions of Some New Moths from Southern California
By Harrison G. Dyar
Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington 10: 52–60, 1908