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Libethra Saalmüller, 1884

Higher taxa: Lasiocampidae (family)/  Lasiocampinae (subfamily)/  Selenepherini (tribe)/  Libethra (genus)/ 
Status:Misapplied , the accepted name is Borocera
Authorship:Saalmüller, 1884
Citation:Libethra n. g.
Taxon remarks:Type species: Libethra jejuna Saalmüller, 1884. Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Erste Abtheilung. Rhopalocera, Heterocera: Sphinges et Bombyces: 230–231; pl. 5, fig. 55. By subsequent designation by Kirby (1892). Synonymic Catalogue of Lepidopera Heterocera 1: 820. A junior homonym of Libethra Stål, 1875 [Orthoptera]. Borocera Boisduval, 1833 is available for use as a subjective replacement name (see Fletcher & Nye 1984: 24).
Publication:Saalmüller M. 1884. Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Erste Abtheilung. Rhopalocera, Heterocera: Sphinges et Bombyces.
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Pagination:230