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Porthesia

Number: 23737.0
Author: Stephens
Bhl Page: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/37014#page/510/mode/2up
Family: Lymantriidae
Genus: Porthesia
Journal: Syst. Cat. Br. Insects
Year: 1829
Homonym Count: 3.0
Page: 53
Part: (Insecta Haustellata)
Ref Id: 5553.0
Status: Junior homonym & objective synonym
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Senior Syn: EUPROCTIS
Senior Syn Author: Hübner
Senior Syn Page: 159
Senior Syn Year: 1819
Type Country: See BHL scanned Type-species page
Type Des Ref Id: 6444.0
Type Des: by subsequent designation by
Type Des Author: Westwood
Type Des Year: 1840
Type Des Journal: Introd. mod. Classif. Insects
Type Des Title: An introduction to the modern classification of insects; founded on the natural habits and corresponding organisation of the different families / by J. O. Westwood
Type Des Volume: 2
Type Des Part: (Synopsis Genera Br. Insects)
Type Des Page: 92
Type Des Bhl Page: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/45812#page/698/mode/2up
Type Sp Author: Linnaeus
Type Sp Bhl Page: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/524/mode/2up
Type Sp Journal: Systema Naturae
Type Sp Page: 502
Type Sp Series: (Edn 10)
Type Sp Volume: 1
Type Sp Year: 1758
Type Sp Ref Id: 3527.0
Type Sp Genus: Phalaena
Type Sp: chrysorrhoea
Memo Links: ['http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymantriidae', 'http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/search?searchTerm=PORTHESIA']
Memo: Watson, Fletcher & Nye (1980) stated:- Invalid type-species designation: Phalaena chrysorrhoea Linnaeus, 1778, cited by Boisduval, 1836, Hist. nat. Insectes (Spec. gèn. Lépid.) 1: 143. Boisduval in his lengthy 154 page Introduction, reviewed earlier classifications and designated up to three different type-species for each generic name. In his `Exposé de notre mèthode' from page 155-690, no type-species designations were made for the genera he himself used. Under the Code, Article 69(a)(iii), the type-designation of an author is eligible for consideration if he states that it is the type`... and if it is clear that he himself accepts it as the type-species'. Boisduval's type designation although clearly stated, do not fulfil the last requirement and so are invalid. Even though Boisdval's 1836 work was well known to lepidopterists, the type-designations contained in it have not in the past been accepted by Hemming, or other authors. Porthesia was again proposed by Stephens, 1829 [June], Nom. Br. Insects: 40; and 1829 [July], Syst. Cat. Br. Insects (2): 53.

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