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Melanocera Sonthonnax, 1901

Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Melanocera (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Sonthonnax, 1901
Citation:10 Genre.– Melanocera, Nov. Gen.
Taxon remarks:Type species: Saturnia menippe Westwood, 1849. Proceedings of the zoological Society of London 1849: 43; pl. 9, fig. 2. By subsequent designation by Aurivillius, 1905. Arkiv för Zoologi 2(4): 20.
Publication:Sonthonnax L. 1901a. Essai de classification des Lépidoptères producteurs de soie (3me fascicule).
Journal:Rapport du Laboratoire d'étude de la soie, Lyon
Volume:10
Issue:
Pagination:114
URL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12638456
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination Images
Melanocera dargei Terral, 1991 Terral, 1991 species Accepted Melanocera dargei
Melanocera emmanuellae Rougeot, 1992 Rougeot, 1992 species Synonym Melanocera emmanuellae
Melanocera fumosa (Rothschild, 1895) (Rothschild, 1895) species Synonym Nudaurelia fumosa
Melanocera habenichti Wichgraf, 1911 Wichgraf, 1911 species Misapplied Melanocera habenichti
Melanocera menippe (Westwood, 1849) (Westwood, 1849) species Accepted Saturnia menippe
Melanocera microphtalma Darge, 1994 Darge, 1994 species Synonym Melanocera microphtalma
Melanocera nereis (Rothschild, 1898) (Rothschild, 1898) species Accepted Nudaurelia nereis
Melanocera parva Rothschild, 1907 Rothschild, 1907 species Accepted Melanocera parva
Melanocera pinheyi Lemaire & Rougeot, 1974 Lemaire & Rougeot, 1974 species Accepted Melanocera pinheyi
Melanocera pujoli Lemaire & Rougeot, 1974 Lemaire & Rougeot, 1974 species Accepted Melanocera pujoli
Melanocera sufferti (Weymer, 1896) (Weymer, 1896) species Accepted Antheraea sufferti
Melanocera transiens Wichgraf, 1911 Wichgraf, 1911 species Misapplied Melanocera transiens
Melanocera widenti Terral & Darge, 1991 Terral & Darge, 1991 species Accepted Melanocera widenti