1892

Guides

  • Centrinogyna

    flower weevils

    Centrinogyna is a genus of flower weevils in the family Curculionidae, established by Thomas Lincoln Casey in 1892. The genus contains six described species distributed in North America. All species were described by Casey between 1892 and 1920, with the exception of C. strigata, which was originally described by LeConte in 1876. As members of Curculionidae, adults possess the characteristic elongated snout (rostrum) with mouthparts at the tip. The genus has not been subject to extensive modern taxonomic revision.

  • Gardinia

    Gardinia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae, and tribe Lithosiini. The genus was established by William Forsell Kirby in 1892. It contains five described species distributed in Central and South America, with the most widely known being Gardinia magnifica. The genus is part of the lichen moth group (Lithosiini), though specific ecological and biological details remain poorly documented.