Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 4, Taxonomy of the subfamilies Tentaxinae and Micronoctuinae Author Fibiger, Michael text Zootaxa 2011 2011-04-29 2842 2842 1 188 journal article 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.2842.1.1 1175­5334 GENUS FLAX Fibiger , new genus Type species: Flax Fibiger , new genus . Taxonomic notes. General character states of Flax are defined above in subfamily Tentaxinae , under diagnoses. Flax comprises 29 species, which are superficially rather variable in forewing pattern, although similar in size. As with Alienia , it has not been possible to find convincing evidence for separating the species into separate genera, although some of the species-groups are small and have rather well-defined structures.