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Single-species extinct genus of moths

Psamateia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eolepidopterigidae
Genus: Psamateia
Martins-Neto, 2002
Species: P. calipsa
Binomial name
Psamateia calipsa
Martins-Neto, 2002

Psamateia is an extinct genus of moths within the family Eolepidopterigidae, containing one species, Psamateia calipsa, which is known from the Crato Formation in Brazil.

References

  1. Insects of the Crato Formation


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