| Higher taxa: | Erebidae (family)/ Hypeninae (subfamily)/ Mecistoptera (genus)/ |
| Status: | Synonym , the accepted name is Rhynchina |
| Authorship: | Hampson, 1893 |
| Citation: | Mecistoptera, g. n. |
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Mecistoptera griseifusa Hampson, 1893. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum 9: 32 (list), 134; pl. 168, fig. 14. By monotypy. Included in Poole (1989) |
| Publication: | Hampson G. F. 1893b. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IX.—The Macrolepidoptera Heterocera of Ceylon. |
| Journal: | — |
| Volume: | 9 |
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| Pagination: | 32 [list], 134 |
| URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23339851 |