Pitane Walker, 1854

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Lithosiini (tribe)/  Nudariina (subtribe)/  Pitane (genus)/
Status:	Misapplied , the accepted name is Asura
Authorship:	Walker, 1854
Citation:	Genus 111. Pitane
Taxon remarks:	Type species: Pitane conferta Walker, 1854. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II.– Lepidoptera Heterocera: 533. By subsequent designation by Hampson, 1900. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae of the British Museum 2: 426. A junior homonym of Pitane Walker, 1854 [Erebidae, Arctiinae, p. 462]. The objective replacement name is Nepita Moore, 1858.
Publication:	Walker F. 1854b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
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Volume:	2
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Pagination:	531–532
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39418543