| Higher taxa: | Crambidae (family)/ Pyraustinae (subfamily)/ Pyraustini (tribe)/ Mecyna (genus)/ |
| Status: | Misapplied , the accepted name is Uresiphita |
| Authorship: | Guenée, 1854 |
| Citation: | Gen. Mecyna Gn. |
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Pyralis polygonalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775. Ankündung [sic] eines systematischen Werkes der Schmetterlinge der Wienergegend: 121. By A junior homonym of Mecyna Doubleday, 1849, and a junior objective synonym of Uresiphita Hübner, 1825. |
| Publication: | Guenée A. M. 1854. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. VIII. Species général des Lépidoptères. Deltoïdes et Pyralites. |
| Journal: | — |
| Volume: | 8 |
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| Pagination: | 406 |
| URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9826062 |