Abraxas Leach, [1815]

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Genus Abraxas Leach, [1815]

Abraxas Leach, [1815] 1830 , In Brewster, Edinburgh Ency., 9: 134. Type species: Phalaena grossulariata Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymies (for more details on the nomenclature see Scoble 1999 and Skou & Sihvonen 2015): Spilota Hübner, [1806] , Tent. Det. Lep., (2): 1–2. (name used in suprageneric sense); Spilota Hübner, 1818 , Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett., 1: 32. (name used in suprageneric sense); Spilota Hübner, 1822 , Syst.-alph. Verz.: 39–51; Zerene Treitschke, 1825 , In Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur., 5 (2): 444; Calospilos Hübner, [1825] 1816, Verz. bek. Schmett., (20): 305; Callispilus Agassiz, 1847 , Nom. zool.: 60–61; Zirene Unger, 1856 , Arch. Ver. Freunde Naturg. Mecklenb. 10: 61 (Emendation of Zerene, Treitschke ); Potera Moore, 1878 , Proc. zool. Soc. Lond., (4): 852; Omophyseta Warren, 1894 , Novit. zool., 1 (2): 414; Silabraxas Swinhoe, 1900 , Cat. Het. Mus. Oxford, (2): 305; Chooreechillum Lucas, 1901 , Proc. R. Soc. Qd., 16: 73; Dextridens Wehrli, 1934 , Ent. Zs., 48 (18): 140; Isostictia Wehrli, 1934 , Ent. Zs., 48 (18): 139; Diceratodesia Wehrli, 1935 , Ent. Rdsch., 52: 117; Mesohypoleuca Wehrli, 1935 , Int. Ent., 29: 1; Priononyx Wehrli, 1935 , Ent. Rdsch.: 116; Rhabdotaedoeagus Wehrli, 1935 , Ent. Rdsch., 52: 101; Spinuncus Wehrli, 1935 , Ent. Zs., 48 (21): 162; Trimeresia Wehrli, 1935 , Ent. Rdsch., 52: 162; Empriononyx Wehrli, 1936 , Mitt. Münch., 26: 37 (Unnecessary replacement name for Priononyx, Wehrli ).