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Falcimorpha

Number: 11632.0
Author: Amsel
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Falcimorpha
Journal: Boln ent. venez.
Year: 1957
Homonym Count: 1.0
Page: [2] Berichtigung
Part: (3 & 4)
Ref Id: 92.0
Status: Unnecessary replacement name
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Superfamily: Pyraloidea
Volume: 10
Senior Syn: FALX
Senior Syn Author: Amsel
Senior Syn Page: 110
Senior Syn Year: 1956
Type Country: ? COUNTRY
Type Depository: (? Depository)
Type Locality: ? Locality
Types: ? Type status
Type Des: by original designation
Type Sp Author: Amsel
Type Sp Journal: Boln ent. venez.
Type Sp Page: 111, figs
Type Sp Page Comment: ; 1957, ibidem 10 (3 & 4): pl.2, fig.15; pl.20, fig.5; pl.83, figs 12, 13 (for FALX Amsel, 1956)
Type Sp Part: (1 & 2)
Type Sp Volume: 10
Type Sp Year: 1956
Type Sp Ref Id: 8917.0
Type Sp Genus: Falx
Type Sp: sinuosalis
Memo Links: ['http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/search?searchTerm=FALCIMORPHA', 'http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crambidae']
Memo: Fletcher & Nye (1984) stated:- Falcimorpha was established unnecessarily as the objective replacement name for Falx Amsel, 1956, in the mistaken belief that it was preoccupied by * Falx Gouan, 1770, an unavailable name.

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