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Matella Moore, 1885

Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Pangraptinae (subfamily)/  Matella (genus)/ 
Status:Misapplied , the accepted name is Egnasia
Authorship:Moore, 1885
Citation:Benus Matella
Taxon remarks:Type species: Egnasia accingalis Walker, 1859. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the British Museum 1859: 218. By original designation. A junior homonym of Matella Gistl, 1848 [Geometridae]. The objective replacement name is Talmela Nye, 1975. Included by Poole (1989) as a junior synonym of Egnasia Walker, 1859.
Publication:Moore F. 1884–1887. The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. Vol. III.
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Volume:3
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Pagination:196
URL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9340325