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Melanocera

Number: 17431.0
Author: Sonthonnax
Bhl Page: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/45538#page/202/mode/2up
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Melanocera
Journal: Rapp. Lab. Etud. Soie.
Year: 1901
Homonym Count: 2.0
Page: 114
Ref Id: 5438.0
Status: Available name
Subfamily: Saturniinae
Superfamily: Bombycoidea
Volume: 10
Type Country: SOUTH AFRICA
Type Depository: (? Depository)
Type Locality: [Natal, Durban] Port Natal
Types: Type(s)
Type Des Ref Id: 8944.0
Type Des: by subsequent designation by
Type Des Author: Aurivillius
Type Des Year: 1905
Type Des Journal: Ark. Zool.
Type Des Title: Arkiv für Zoologi / Stockholm
Type Des Volume: 2
Type Des Part: (4)
Type Des Page: 20
Type Sp Author: Westwood
Type Sp Bhl Page: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46216#page/276/mode/2up
Type Sp Journal: Proc. zool. Soc. Lond.
Type Sp Page: 43, pl.9, fig.2
Type Sp Part: (16-17)
Type Sp Year: 1849
Type Sp Ref Id: 6454.0
Type Sp Genus: Saturnia
Type Sp: menippe
Memo Links: ['http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturniidae', 'http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/search?searchTerm=MELANOCERA']
Memo: Fletcher & Nye (1982) stated:- Melanocera was again published as a new genus by Sonthonnax, 1901, Essai Class. Lépid. prod. Soie 3: 58.

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Dataset buttmoth
Dataset ID f8bc9b9c-009a-4689-bd01-ed621095c457
Resource Butterflies and Moths of the World
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