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Mechanitis Fabricius, 1807

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Illiger (1807) Magazin für Insecktenkunde. 6.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Lepidoptera
family
Nymphalidae
genus
Mechanitis

Name

Synonyms
Hymenitis Illiger, 1807
Mechanites Hübner, 1820
Homonyms
Mechanitis Fabricius, 1807
Mechanitis Illiger, 1807

Bibliographic References

  1. CoL2006
  2. CoL2006/LepIndex
  3. CoL2006/LepIndex
  4. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 232 Suppression, under Plenary Powers, of twelve generic names in the order Lepidoptera (class Insecta) published by Illiger in 1 807 in Senses Different from those in which those names were published by Fabricius Later in the same year.Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 4(22), 249-274 (1954)
  5. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 232 Suppression, under Plenary Powers, of twelve generic names in the order Lepidoptera (class Insecta) published by Illiger in 1 807 in Senses Different from those in which those names were published by Fabricius Later in the same year.Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 4(22), 249-274 (1954)
  6. Mag. f. Insektenk. (Illiger), 6
  7. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
  8. Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
  9. as per family
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