Pseudamastus is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1985. The genus contains only one species, Pseudamastus alsa, first described by Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found on Dominica, Guadeloupe and Martinique.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Pseudamastus Toulgoët, 1985 |
| Species: | P. alsa
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudamastus alsa (H. Druce, 1890)
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Subspecies
edit- Pseudamastus alsa alsa (Guadeloupe, Dominica)
- Pseudamastus alsa lalannei Toulgoët, 1985 (Martinique)
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pseudamastus Toulgoët, 1985". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
External links
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- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.