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Epimetula Kiriakoff, 1964

Higher taxa: Notodontidae (family)/  Notodontinae (subfamily)/  Epimetula (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Kiriakoff, 1964
Citation:Genus Epimetula nom. nov.
Taxon remarks:Type species: Desmeocraera albipuncta Gaede, 1928. – In: Seitz, Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 14: 413; pl. 69, row f. By original designation. The objective replacement name for Metula Kiriakoff, 1958.
Publication:Kiriakoff S. G. 1964c. Lepidoptera. Familia Notodontidae. Pars prima. Genera Aethiopica et Malgassica. – In: Wytsman, Genera Insectorum.
Journal:
Volume:217a
Issue:
Pagination:156
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination Images
Epimetula albipuncta (Gaede, 1928) (Gaede, 1928) species Accepted Desmeocraera albipuncta
Epimetula melina Kiriakoff, 1964 Kiriakoff, 1964 species Accepted Epimetula melina
Epimetula stipatrix (Kiriakoff, 1962) (Kiriakoff, 1962) species Accepted Metula stipatrix
Epimetula tornalis Kiriakoff, 1965 Kiriakoff, 1965 species Accepted Epimetula tornalis
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Metula Kiriakoff, 1958 Kiriakoff, 1958 genus Misapplied