Assegaj is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Cossidae. Its sole species is Assegaj clenchi, which is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo and Nigeria.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Subfamily: | Cossinae |
| Genus: | Assegaj Yakovlev, 2006 |
| Species: | A. clenchi
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| Binomial name | |
| Assegaj clenchi Yakovlev, 2006
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The length of the forewings is 21–23 mm.
Etymology
editThe genus name is derived from assegai, an African spear with a wide tip, and refers to the peculiar structure of the uncus. The species is named in honour of H. K. Clench.[2]
References
edit- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Assegaj clenchi Yakovlev, 2006". Afromoths. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ Yakovlev, Roman V., 2006, New Cossidae (Lepidoptera) from Asia, Africa and Macronesia, Tinea 19 (3): 188–213. Full Article: [1]