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Psammophila Stephens, 1850

Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Noctuinae (subfamily)/  Noctuini (tribe)/  Agrotina (subtribe)/  Psammophila (genus)/ 
Status:Misapplied , the accepted name is Agrotis
Authorship:Stephens, 1850
Citation:Psammophila, Step. MSS
Taxon remarks:Type species: Noctua ripae Hübner, 1823. Sammlung europäischer Schmettlinge [sic]. 4: pl. 151, figs 702, 703. By monotypy. A junior homonym of Psammophila Brown, 1827 [Mollusca]. The subjective replacement name is Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1816. The objective replacement name is Ripagrotis Beck, 1996.
Publication:Stephens J. F. 1850. List of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection of the British Museum.
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Volume:5
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Pagination:67
URL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1204623