Dejoannisia is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Crambidae, subfamily Schoenobiinae. The genus was established by Lajos Vári in 2002. It contains a single species, Dejoannisia pallidella, which was originally described by entomologist Joseph de Joannis in 1927 under the name Schoenobiodes pallidella.
Taxonomic classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Crambidae
- Subfamily: Schoenobiinae
- Genus: Dejoannisia Vári, 2002
- Species: Dejoannisia pallidella (de Joannis, 1927)
Distribution
Dejoannisia pallidella is known from Mozambique in southeastern Africa. It is considered endemic to this region, with records primarily from the country's subtropical and tropical habitats.
Synonyms
The sole species has been synonymized as Schoenobiodes pallidella de Joannis, 1927.
References
- Vári, L. (2002). Original description of the genus Dejoannisia.
- de Joannis, J. (1927). “Pyralidae d'Afrique australe.” Bulletin de la Société des Lépidoptéristes de Genève, 5(4): 181–256.
- Nuss, M. et al. (2003–2011). “GlobIZ search.” Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
Taxon identifiers
- Wikidata: Q5252734
- AfroMoths: DEJOPALL
- Encyclopedia of Life (EoL): 38670439
- GBIF: 6121358
- iNaturalist: 661446
- Open Tree of Life: 3167927
Dejoannisia is a relatively obscure taxon, and detailed biological or ecological information beyond its classification and geographic occurrence is limited in the scientific literature.