Pompilopsis

Pompilopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Pompilopsis; Hampson, 1898
Species:	P. tarsalis
Binomial name
	Pompilopsis tarsalis; (Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
	Glaucopis tarsalis Walker, 1854; Glaucopis semihyalina Walker, 1854; Myrmecopsis semihyalina; Pseudosphex vespiformis Herrich-Schäffer, [1855];

Pompilopsis is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by George Hampson in 1898. Its single species, Pompilopsis tarsalis, was first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala and Pará, Brazil.^[1] It is recombined as Sphecosoma tarsalis (Walker, 1854) in Simmons & Weller, 2004 [2006], & Simmons, 2004.

References

^ Savela, Markku (September 17, 2015). "Pompilopsis Hampson, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 15, 2019.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[1] Savela, Markku (September 17, 2015). "Pompilopsis Hampson, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 15, 2019.

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