| Higher taxa: | Geometridae (family)/ Ennominae (subfamily)/ Ennomini (tribe)/ Acanthoscelis (genus)/ |
| Status: | Misapplied , the accepted name is Xanthisthisa |
| Authorship: | Warren, 1901 |
| Citation: | Acanthoscelis gen. nov. |
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Acanthoscelis tarsispina Warren, 1901. Novitates Zoologicae 8: 215. By original designation. A junior homonym of Acanthoscelis Dejean, 1825 [Coleoptera] and of Acanthoscelis Hulst, 1896 [Geometridae]. The objective replacement name is Xanthisthisa Speiser, 1902. |
| Publication: | Warren W. 1901d. Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae from the Aethiopian region. |
| Journal: | Novitates Zoologicae |
| Volume: | 8 |
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| Pagination: | 215 |
| URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3268125 |