Macrosaccus

Macrosaccus
	Macrosaccus gliricidius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Subfamily:	Lithocolletinae
Genus:	Macrosaccus; Davis and De Prins, 2011
Type species
	Macrosaccus robiniella; Clemens, 1859
Species
	See text

Macrosaccus is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.

Etymology

The generic name is derived from the ancient Greek μακρο- (meaning long) and σάκκος (meaning bag) in reference to the elongate saccus in the male genitalia.

Species

There are six species currently recognized:

Macrosaccus coursetiae Eiseman & Davis, 2017
Macrosaccus gliricidius Davis, 2011
Macrosaccus morrisella (Fitch, 1859)
Macrosaccus neomexicanus Davis, 2011
Macrosaccus robiniella (Clemens, 1859)
Macrosaccus uhlerella (Fitch, 1859)

References

1 2 Davis, Donald R; De Prins, Jurate (2011). "Systematics and biology of the new genus Macrosaccus with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)". ZooKeys. 98 (98): 29–82. doi:10.3897/zookeys.98.925. PMC 3095132. PMID 21594070. Wikidata Q21127871.
↑ Eiseman, Charles; Davis, Donald Ray (2017). "A new species of Macrosaccus (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: Lithocolletinae) from Arizona, USA". Zootaxa. 4358 (2): 385–392. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4358.2.11. PMID 29245477. Wikidata Q46239885.

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[Davis-DePrins-2011-1] 1 2 Davis, Donald R; De Prins, Jurate (2011). "Systematics and biology of the new genus Macrosaccus with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)". ZooKeys. 98 (98): 29–82. doi:10.3897/zookeys.98.925. PMC 3095132. PMID 21594070. Wikidata Q21127871.

[DavisEiseman-2] Eiseman, Charles; Davis, Donald Ray (2017). "A new species of Macrosaccus (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: Lithocolletinae) from Arizona, USA". Zootaxa. 4358 (2): 385–392. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4358.2.11. PMID 29245477. Wikidata Q46239885.