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Ampycophora Meyrick, 1882

Higher taxa: Pyralidae (family)/  Phycitinae (subfamily)/  Anerastiini (tribe)/  Ampycophora (genus)/ 
Status:Misapplied , the accepted name is Emmalocera
Authorship:Meyrick, 1882
Citation:Gen. 12. Ampycophora, n. g.
Taxon remarks:Type species: Pempelia apotomella Meyrick, 1879. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 4: 224. By monotypy. Synonymized by M. Shaffer, E. S. Nielsen & M. Horak (1996: 181). A junior homonym of Ampycophora Wahlberg, 1847 [Diptera]. Rhinaphe Berg, 1875 is available for use as a subjective replacement name.
Publication:Meyrick E. 1882. Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera. VII. Revisional.
Journal:Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales
Volume:7
Issue:2
Pagination:158
URL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6461883