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Metallitis Sodoffsky, 1837

Higher taxa: Adelidae (family)/  Adelinae (subfamily)/  Metallitis (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym , the accepted name is Adela
Authorship:Sodoffsky, 1837
Citation:Metallitis
Taxon remarks:Type species: Phalaena reaumurella Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturae (Edn 10) 1: 540. By subsequent monotypy. An unnecessary replacement name of Adela Latreille, 1796.
Publication:Sodoffsky W. 1837. Etymologische Untersuchungen ueber die Gattungsnamen der Schmetterlinge.
Journal:Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou
Volume:10
Issue:6
Pagination:95