Neoligia
Troubridge & Lafontaine, 2002
Neoligia is a of () established by Troubridge and Lafontaine in 2002. The genus was erected to accommodate previously classified in the 'semicana group' of the genus Oligia. It contains approximately 16 described species, most described in the same 2002 revision. The genus is part of the diverse Noctuinae.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Neoligia: /niːˈoʊlɪdʒiə/
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Identification
in Neoligia were historically grouped with Oligia and share general morphological similarities with that . Definitive identification to species level typically requires examination of characters, as described in the original 2002 revision. External morphological features alone may not reliably distinguish Neoligia from related genera or among Neoligia species.
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Distribution
Distribution records indicate presence in North America, including the northeastern United States (Vermont) and Canada. The appears to be primarily Nearctic in distribution, though precise range boundaries for the genus as a whole are not well documented in available sources.
Similar Taxa
- OligiaNeoligia were previously classified within Oligia as the 'semicana group'; the two share morphological similarities and were separated based on and other structural characters in the 2002 revision.
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Taxonomic history
The was formally erected by J. Donald Lafontaine and James T. Troubridge in 2002, with most described in the same publication. The species is Neoligia semicana (Walker, 1865), originally described as Miana semicana.