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Atropos Agassiz, 1846

Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Sphinginae (subfamily)/  Sphingini (tribe)/  Acherontiina (subtribe)/  Atropos (genus)/ 
Status:Misapplied , the accepted name is Acherontia
Authorship:Agassiz, 1846
Citation:Atropos Oken
Taxon remarks:Type species: Sphinx atropos Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturae (Edn 10) 1: 490. By monotypy. A junior objective synonym of Acherontia Laspeyres, 1809 and a junior homonym of Atropos Leach, 1815 [Psocoptera].
Publication:Agassiz J. L. R. 1842–1847. Nomenclator zoologicus, continens nomina systematica generum animalium tam viventium quam fossilium, secundum ordinem alphabeticum disposita, adjectis auctoribus, libris, in quirus beperiuntur, anno editionis, etymologia et familiis, ad quad pertinent ...
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Pagination:9
URL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33663963