| Higher taxa: | Noctuidae (family)/ Noctuinae (subfamily)/ Noctuini (tribe)/ Agrotina (subtribe)/ Psammophila (genus)/ |
| Status: | Misapplied , the accepted name is Agrotis |
| Authorship: | Stephens, 1850 |
| Citation: | Psammophila, Step. MSS |
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Noctua ripae Hübner, 1823. Sammlung europäischer Schmettlinge [sic]. 4: pl. 151, figs 702, 703. By monotypy. A junior homonym of Psammophila Brown, 1827 [Mollusca]. The subjective replacement name is Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1816. The objective replacement name is Ripagrotis Beck, 1996. |
| Publication: | Stephens J. F. 1850. List of the Specimens of British Animals in the Collection of the British Museum. |
| Journal: | — |
| Volume: | 5 |
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| Pagination: | 67 |
| URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1204623 |