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Megasoma Boisduval, 1833

Higher taxa: Lasiocampidae (family)/  Lasiocampinae (subfamily)/  Lasiocampini (tribe)/  Megasoma (genus)/ 
Status:Misapplied , the accepted name is Streblote
Authorship:Boisduval, 1833
Citation:Genre Megasoma
Taxon remarks:Type species: Bombyx repanda Hübner, 1819. Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge 3: pl. 65, figs 274, 275. By subsequent designation by Moore, 1883. Lepidoptera of Ceylon 2: 147. A junior homonym of Megasoma Kirby, 1825 [Coleoptera]. The objective replacement name is Streblote Hübner, 1820.
Publication:Boisduval J. B. A. 1833d. In: Feisthamel, Notice sur le Bombyx Repanda (Hübner), appartenant au genre Megasoma (Boisduval).
Journal:Annales de la Société entomologique de France
Volume:1
Issue:
Pagination:340
URL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14002209