Rhynchobombyx anthonychristophereaton

Rh. anthonychristophereaton, holotype male

Habitat by the Ekongo camp, Mai-Ndombe, DRC

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lasiocampoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Cladus: Metapterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Endopterygota Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Lasiocampoidea

Familia: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Rhynchobombyx
Species: Rhynchobombyx anthonychristophereaton

Name

Rhynchobombyx anthonychristophereaton Prozorov, Saldaitis & Müller, 2021

Type locality: DRC, [Kasaï Prov.], Kasaï-Occidental Prov., NE Ilebo and Kasai River.

Holotype: BUM. male ♂. XI.1997. genitalia slide 0636.

Etymology: named in honour of Anthony Christopher Eaton (East Providence, Rhode Island, USA). Anthony Christopher is nature and sports enthusiast, especially wrestling.

References

Primary references

Prozorov, A.M., Prozorova, T.A., Mapilanga, J.J., Volkova, J.S., Yakovlev, R.V., Traore, M.M., Saldaitis, A. & Müller, G.C. 2021. Seven new species of Rhynchobombyx Aurivillius, 1909 from Congolian lowland forests (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 49: 35–53. DOI: 10.37828/em.2021.49.3 Reference page.

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