Category
page 1Taxa named by William Schaus
Erinnyis crameri
species of moth
Pierphulia
Pierphulia is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae.
Enyo taedium
species of moth
Ptychotricos
Ptychotricos is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae.
Sphinx chisoya
species of insect
Ceratomia igualana
species of moth
Eadmuna
Eadmuna is a genus of moths belonging to the family Mimallonidae.
Xylophanes germen
species of insect
Automeris curvilinea
species of insect
Nannoparce balsa
species of insect
Anarmodia arcadiusalis
species of insect
Cheneya
Cheneya is a small genus of moths of the family Bombycidae, within which it is placed in subfamily Epiinae.
Callionima denticulata
species of insect
Manduca huascara
species of insect
Aethria paula
species of insect
Cautethia simitia
species of insect
Prolimacodes
Prolimacodes is a genus of slug caterpillar moths in the moth family Limacodidae. The genus was erected by William Schaus in 1896. There are at least seven described species in Prolimacodes, found in North and Central America.
Thelosia
Thelosia is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. It was first described in 1896 by William Schaus, containing at the time three species: Thelosia phalaena, T. camina and T. truvena. Since then, several additional species have been described.
Manduca camposi
species of insect
Pseudhapigia
Pseudhapigia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Notodontidae (the prominents). Its only species, Pseudhapigia brunnea, is found in North America including its type location in Guadalajara, Mexico. The genus and species were first described by William Schaus in 1901.
Afilia
Afilia is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae described by William Schaus in 1901 .
Eois lavinia
species of insect
Scopula enucloides
species of insect
Virbia parva
species of insect
Preptos
Preptos is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. Its single species, Preptos oropus, is found in Mexico and Guatemala. Both the genus and species were first described by William Schaus in 1892.
Scopula conotaria
species of insect
Scopula fernaria
species of insect
Poliopastea jalapensis
species of insect
Macrosoma albida
species of insect
Tamphana
Tamphana is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae.
Beebea
Beebea is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Beebea guglielmi, which is found on the Galapagos Islands.
Elusia
Elusia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by William Schaus in 1940. Its only species, Elusia enalis, described in the same publication, is found in Puerto Rico.
Poliopastea laciades
species of insect
Quentalia
Quentalia is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae first described by William Schaus in 1929. It has at times been placed in the family Apatelodidae, but recent research indicates the subfamily Epiinae, to which Quentalia belongs, is affiliated with Bombycidae.
Nyceryx riscus
species of insect
Eadmuna paloa
species of insect
Odilla
genus of insects
Thelosia truncata
species of insect
Lintneria biolleyi
species of insect
Lintneria balsae
species of insect
Loxmaionia
Loxmaionia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Loxmaionia megale, which is found in Costa Rica.
Catharylla paulella
species of insect
Thelosia truvena
species of insect
Disphragis notabilis
species of moth