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Mesocelis Hübner, 1820

Higher taxa: Lasiocampidae (family)/  Chondrosteginae (subfamily)/  Chondrostegini (tribe)/  Mesocelis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Hübner, 1820
Citation:Mesocelis Monticola. Montana. Cram.
Taxon remarks:Type species: Mesocelis monticola Hübner, 1820. Verzeichnis bekannter Schmettlinge [sic]: 191. M. monticola was established as the objective replacement name for Phalaena montana Stoll, 1781. – In: Cramer, Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) 4: 127; pl. 356, fig. E, a junior primary homonym of Phalaena montana Scopoli, 1763 [Tortricidae]. By monotypy.
Publication:Hübner J. 1816–1826. Verzeichnis bekannter Schmettlinge [sic].
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Pagination:191
URL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33045230
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination Images
Mesocelis albiplaga Walker, 1862 Walker, 1862 species Synonym Mesocelis albiplaga
Mesocelis megaplaga Pinhey, 1973 Pinhey, 1973 species Synonym Mesocelis megaplaga
Mesocelis montana (Cramer, 1781) (Cramer, 1781) species Misapplied Bombyx montana
Mesocelis monticola Hübner, 1820 Hübner, 1820 species Accepted Mesocelis monticola
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Mesoscelis Walker, 1855 Walker, 1855 genus Misapplied