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Nyssia Walker, 1855

Higher taxa: Limacodidae (family)/  Limacodinae (subfamily)/  Nyssia (genus)/ 
Status:Misapplied , the accepted name is Miresa
Authorship:Walker, 1855
Citation:Genus 23. Nyssia
Taxon remarks:Type species: Nyssia argentata Walker, 1855. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum 1855: 1134. By subsequent designation by Butler, 1878. Transactions of the Royal entomological Society of London 1878: 74. A junior homonym of Nyssia Duponchel, 1829 [Geometridae]. The objective replacement name is Neomiresa Butler, 1878.
Publication:Walker F. 1855c. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part V.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
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Volume:5
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Pagination:1132–1133
URL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38952892