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Ambluncus

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Ambluncus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Ambluncus
Amsel, 1954[1]
Species:
A. nervosellus
Binomial name
Ambluncus nervosellus
Meyrick, 1934

Ambluncus is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1954. It contains the species Ambluncus nervosellus, described by Edward Meyrick in 1934.[1] It has been recorded from the Canary Islands and the United Arab Emirates, and probably the rest of North Africa.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. ^ "New data for Pyraloidea from Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain) including a species new to Science (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2011-10-07.