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Tima Walker, 1858

Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Acontiinae (subfamily)/  Acontiini (tribe)/  Acontia (genus)/  Tima (subgenus)/ 
Status:Misapplied , the accepted name is Hoplotarache
Authorship:Walker, 1858
Citation:Genus 13. Tima
Taxon remarks:Type species: Phalaena margaritata Drury, 1782. Illustrations of Natural History, wherein are exhibited upwards of two hundred and forty figures of Exotic Insects, according to their different genera, very few of which have hitherto been figured by any author, being engraved and coloured from (etc.): 28; pl. 21, fig. 6. (as 'margarita', an incorrect subsequent spelling). By monotypy. A junior homonym of Tima Eschscholtz, 1829 [Coelenterata].
Publication:Walker F. 1858a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XII.– Noctuidae.
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Volume:12 (1857)
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Pagination:839
URL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39340314