Nelo (genus)

Nelo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Nelo Walker, 1854
Type species
Nelo discalis Walker, 1854
Species[1]
Nelo altera Nelo basalis Nelo coccineata Nelo discalis

Nelo is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. Members of this genus are generally black with pectinate antennae.^[1] Although originally placed in the family Lithosiidae (Arctiidae), this genus was transferred to the Geometridae.^[2] The range of Nelo includes Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Peru.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Walker, Francis (1864). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Edward Newman. pp. 183–185. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pqM-AAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&vq=Nelo&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=Nelo&f=false. Retrieved 19 June 2010. 
2. ^ "Genus details: Nelo". Lepidoptera genus database. Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/research/projects/butmoth/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=19060.0&AUTHORqtype=starts+with&sort=GENUS&SUBTRIBEqtype=starts+with&YEARqtype=equals&GENUSqtype=starts+with&TRIBEqtype=starts+with&GENUS=Nelo&SUBFAMILYqtype=starts+with&FAMILYqtype=starts+with&beginIndex=0&listPageURL=GenusList3.dsml%3fAUTHORqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort%3dGENUS%26SUBTRIBEqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26YEARqtype%3dequals%26GENUSqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26TRIBEqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26GENUS%3dNelo%26SUBFAMILYqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26FAMILYqtype%3dstarts%2bwith&searchPageURL=index.dsml%3fAUTHORqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort%3dGENUS%26SUBTRIBEqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26YEARqtype%3dequals%26GENUSqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26TRIBEqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26GENUS%3dNelo%26SUBFAMILYqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26FAMILYqtype%3dstarts%2bwith. Retrieved 19 June 2010. 
3. ^ "Occurrence search: Nelo". GBIF. http://podemo.gbif.org/occurrences/searchCountries.htm?c%5B0%5D.s%3D20%26c%5B0%5D.p%3D0%26c%5B0%5D.o%3D2749832. Retrieved 19 June 2010.