Cissusa
Walker, 1856
Species Guides
5- Cissusa indiscreta(Indiscreet Cissusa Moth)
- Cissusa mucronata
- Cissusa n-sp
- Cissusa spadix(Black-dotted Brown Moth)
- Cissusa valens(Vigorous Cissusa Moth)
Cissusa is a of in the Erebidae, Calpinae. The genus was established by Francis Walker in 1856 and contains at least five recognized distributed in the Americas. Species include Cissusa spadix (originally described by Cramer in 1780), Cissusa mucronata (Grote, 1883), Cissusa valens (H. Edwards, 1881), Cissusa indiscreta (H. Edwards, 1886), and Cissusa inconspicua (Schaus, 1894). The genus is placed within the diverse erebid moth fauna and has been subject to taxonomic revision, with one former species (Cissusa subtermina) reassigned.
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Distribution
of Cissusa have been recorded in the Americas, with distribution including North America and extending into Central and South America based on specimen records and collection data.
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Taxonomic History
The Cissusa was described by Francis Walker in 1856. Mustelin (2006) provided a revision of related in Zootaxa 1278. One , Cissusa subtermina (Smith, 1900), has been removed from the genus and is now treated as a former species.
Species Diversity
The currently contains five recognized : Cissusa spadix (the oldest described, from 1780), Cissusa mucronata (1883), Cissusa valens (1881), Cissusa indiscreta (1886), and Cissusa inconspicua (1894).