Toripalpus breviornatalis explained

Toripalpus breviornatalis is a species of snout moth, and type species of the genus Toripalpus.^[1] It is found in the U.S. states of Texas, Oklahoma and Florida.^[2]

Taxonomic history

Both species and genus were first described in 1878 by Augustus Radcliffe Grote.^{[3] [2]}

For a time, Toripalpus was deemed a synonym of Jocara, and the species was included as Jocara breviornatalis in the 1983 Hodges checklist.^[2] In 1993, the original genus was revived by M. Alma Solis,^{[1] [2]} with both J. breviornatalis and J. trabalis transferred back to Toripalpus,^[1] where they remain placed .^{[2] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Solis . M. Alma . A Phylogenetic Analysis and Reclassification of the Genera of the Pococera Complex (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae) . Journal of the New York Entomological Society . 1993 . 101 . 1 . 1–83 . 2 December 2024 . 0028-7199.
2. Web site: Toripalpus breviornatalis – 5584 . Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi Entomological Museum, Mississippi State University . 2 December 2024.
3. Grote . Augustus Radcliffe . On the Pyralid Genus Epipaschia of Clemens, and Allied Forms . Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History . 1878 . 19 . 265 . 2 December 2024.
4. Web site: Toripalpus trabalis – 5585 . Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi Entomological Museum, Mississippi State University . 2 December 2024.