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Hemerophila Stephens, 1829

Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  Boarmiini (tribe)/  Hemerophila (genus)/ 
Status:Misapplied , the accepted name is Menophra
Authorship:Stephens, 1829
Citation:Hemerophila mihi
Taxon remarks:Type species: Phalaena abruptaria Thunberg, 1792. Dissertationes entomologicae sistens Insecta Suecica: 59. By monotypy. A junior homonym of Hemerophila Hübner, 1817 [Glyphipterigidae]. The objective replacement name is Menophra Moore, 1887. Included by Parsons et al. (1999: 589) as a junior synonym of Menophra Moore, 1887.
Publication:Stephens J. F. 1829a. The nomenclature of British Insects; being a compendious list of such species as are contained in the systematic catalogue of British insects, and forming a guide to their classification.
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Pagination:43
URL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35749690