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Spilota

Number: 27351.0
Author: Hübner
Bhl Page: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103194#page/49/mode/2up
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Spilota
Journal: Syst.-alphab. Verz. eur. Schmett.
Year: 1822
Homonym Count: 2.0
Page: 39-43, 45-47, 51
Ref Id: 2853.0
Status: Junior homonym
Subfamily: Ennominae
Superfamily: Geometroidea
Senior Syn: ABRAXAS
Senior Syn Author: Leach
Senior Syn Page: 134
Senior Syn Year: 1815
Type Country: See BHL scanned Type-species page
Type Des Ref Id: 7348.0
Type Des: by subsequent designation by
Type Des Author: Grote
Type Des Year: 1902
Type Des Journal: Allg. Z. Ent.
Type Des Title: Allgemeine Zeitschrift für Entomologie / Organ der 'Allgemeinen Entomologischen Gesellschaft'
Type Des Volume: 7
Type Des Page: 471
Type Des Bhl Page: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81622#page/416/mode/2up
Type Sp Author: Linnaeus
Type Sp Bhl Page: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/546/mode/2up
Type Sp Journal: Systema Naturae
Type Sp Page: 525
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: grossulariata
Memo Links: ['http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/search?searchTerm=SPILOTA', 'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometridae']
Memo: Fletcher (1979) stated:- A junior homonym of Spilota Billberg, 1820, Enumeratio Insect. Mus. G.J. Billberg: 61 - Coleoptera and a junior objective synonym of Abraxas Leach, [1815]. Spilota was the spelling adopted by Neave, 1940, Nomencl. zool. 4: 255, as first reviser, from a multiple original spelling in which Spilota was used on page 39, * Spilote on pages 40-43, 45-47, 51 and * Spitole on page 45. See: ABRAXAS Leach, [1815] 1830. Parsons et al. (1999) included CALLISPILUS Agassiz, 1847; CALOSPILUS Hübner, 1816; CHOOREECHILLUM Lucas, 1901; DEXTRIDENS Wehrli, 1934; DICERATODESIA Wehrli, 1935; EMPRIONONYX Wehrli, 1936; ISOSTICTIA Wehrli, 1934; MESOHYPOLEUCA Wehrli, 1935; OMOPHYSETA Warren, 1894; POTERA Moore, 1879; PRIONONYX Wehrli, 1935; RHABDOTAEDOEAGUS Wehrli, 1935; SILABRAXAS Swinhoe, 1900; SPILOTA Hübner, 1822; SPINUNCUS Wehrli, 1935; and TRIMERESIA Wehrli, 1935 as junior synonyms of ABRAXAS Leach, 1815. Parsons et al. (1999) included 176 species and 37 subspecies (inc. nominates) in the genus ABRAXAS Leach.

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Dataset buttmoth
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