| Higher taxa: | Erebidae (family)/ Erebinae (subfamily)/ Catocalini (tribe)/ Acanthonyx (genus)/ |
| Status: | Misapplied , the accepted name is Ctenusa |
| Authorship: | Hampson, 1902 |
| Citation: | Genus Acanthonyx, nov. |
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Agrotis marginalis Walker, 1858. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XV: 1700. By monotypy. A junior homonym of Acanthonyx Latreille, 1828 [Crutacea]. |
| Publication: | Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). |
| Journal: | Annals of the South African Museum |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Issue: | 10 |
| Pagination: | 323 |
| URL: | https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30027031 |
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