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Epicaste Gumppenberg, 1887

Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Larentiinae (subfamily)/  Eupitheciini (tribe)/  Epicaste (genus)/ 
Status:Misapplied , the accepted name is Eupithecia
Authorship:Gumppenberg, 1887
Citation:62. Epicaste
Taxon remarks:Type species: Eupithecia fenestrata Millière, 1874. Iconographie et description de chenilles et lépidoptères inédits 3: 431, 450; pl. 153, figs 14, 15. By subsequent monotypy. A junior homonym of Epicaste Kinberg, 1865 [Vermes]. Eupithecia Curtis, 1825, is available as a subjective replacement name. Included by Parsons et al. (1999: 327) as a junior synonym of Eupithecia Curtis, 1825.
Publication:Gumppenberg C. von 1887. Systema Geometrarum zonae temperatioris Septentrionalis. Systematische Bearbeitung der Spanner der nördlichen gemässigten Zone. Erster Theil.
Journal:Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum
Volume:49
Issue:
Pagination:334, 339
URL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39662147