Parathrausta

Parathrausta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Pyraloidea
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Tribe: Nomophilini
Genus: Parathrausta
Seizmair, 2024[1]

Parathrausta is a genus of moths of the species-rich subfamily Spilomelinae in the family Crambidae.

The species of Parathrausta seem to be distributed in the drier savannah belt south of the Sahara and continuing in the southern Arabian Peninsula.[2]

Species

  • Parathrausta contrastalis Maes, 2025[2]
  • Parathrausta internervalis Seizmair, 2024 (type species)
  • Parathrausta nigerstigmalis Maes, 2025[2]

References

  1. ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate; Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2025). "Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ)". Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  2. ^ a b c Maes, Koen V. N. (2025). "Studies on Crambidae VIII: New species from the Afrotropical region (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae)". Metamorphosis. 36. Knysna, South Africa: 33–46. doi:10.4314/met.v36i1.7.