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Alucita

Number: 1106.0
Author: Linnaeus
Bhl Page: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/564/mode/2up
Family: Alucitidae
Genus: Alucita
Journal: Systema Naturae
Year: 1758
Homonym Count: 1.0
Page: 542
Ref Id: 3527.0
Series: (Edn 10)
Status: Available name
Superfamily: Alucitoidea
Volume: 1
Type Country: See BHL scanned Type-species page
Type Des Ref Id: 5731.0
Type Des: by subsequent designation by
Type Des Author: Int. Commn zool. Nom.
Type Des Year: 1957
Type Des Journal: Opin. Decl. int. Commn zool. Nom.
Type Des Title: Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
Type Des Volume: 15
Type Des Page: 253 (Opinion 450)
Type Des Bhl Page: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/107765#page/308/mode/2up
Type Sp Author: Linnaeus
Type Sp Bhl Page: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/564/mode/2up
Type Sp Journal: Systema Naturae
Type Sp Page: 542
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: hexadactyla
Memo Links: ['http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/search?searchTerm=ALUCITA', 'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alucitidae']
Memo: Nye & Fletcher (1991) stated:- Placed on the Official List of Generic Names of Zoology: Name No. 1062, with Phalaena hexadactyla designated as type-species under the plenary power of the Commission. Neave, 1939, Nomencl. zool. 1: 129, cited "Alucita Fabricius, 1775, Syst. Ent.: 667" as the first available use of this name. See also: * Aleucita Chambers, 1878; * Allucita Billberg, 1820; * Alucitina Zeller, 1841; Alucitina Heydenreich, 1851; Euchiradia Hübner, (1825); Orneodes Latreille, (1796); Rhipidophora Hübner, 1822; * Ripidophora Hübner, [1806]. ALUCITA was included within the family ALUCITIDAE by Dugdale et al., in Kristensen (1999).

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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