Brachygystia

Brachygystia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Brachygystia; Schoorl, 1990
Species:	B. mauretanicus
Binomial name
	Brachygystia mauretanicus; (D. Lucas, 1907)
Synonyms
	Cossus mauretanicus D. Lucas, 1907; Catopta minor Rungs, 1972; Holcocerus powelli Oberthür, 1911;

Brachygystia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Cossidae. Its sole species, Brachygystia mauretanicus, is found in Tunisia,^[1] Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania.

References[edit]

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Brachygystia mauretanicus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.

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