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Plestia

Number: 23389.0
Author: Mabille
Bhl Page: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/39886#page/150/mode/2up
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Plestia
Journal: Naturaliste
Year: 1888
Homonym Count: 1.0
Page: 146
Ref Id: 3602.0
Series: (2)
Status: Junior homonym
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Superfamily: Hesperioidea
Tribe: Eudamini
Volume: 2
Senior Syn: ZESTUSA
Senior Syn Author: Lindsey
Senior Syn Page: 106
Senior Syn Year: 1925
Type Country: See BHL scanned Type-species page
Type Des: by monotypy
Type Sp Author: Mabille
Type Sp Bhl Page: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/39886#page/150/mode/2up
Type Sp Journal: Naturaliste
Type Sp Page: 146, fig.1
Type Sp Series: (2)
Type Sp Volume: 2
Type Sp Year: 1888
Type Sp Ref Id: 3602.0
Type Sp Genus: Plestia
Type Sp: staudingeri
Memo Links: ['http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesperiidae', 'http://www.ucl.ac.uk/taxome/gbn/Lamas_Genera_04ii08.xls', 'http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127039', 'http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/search?searchTerm=PLESTIA']
Memo: Hemming (1967) stated:- The name Plestia Mabille is invalid, as it is a junior homonym of Plestia Stal [1871] öfvers. VetenskAkad. Forhandl., Stockh. 27 (No. 7) : 768 nota). It has been replaced by the name Zestusa Lindsey, 1925. The higher classification used here follows Lamas (2008).

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Dataset buttmoth
Dataset ID f8bc9b9c-009a-4689-bd01-ed621095c457
Resource Butterflies and Moths of the World
Resource ID c1727662-2d1e-426f-818c-d144552a747c