Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species

Genus:
Anavitrinella McDunnough, 1922 . Can. Ent. 53 : 264.    [BHL]

Status:
Objective Replacement Name

Homonyms: 1

Higher classification:
GEOMETROIDEA : GEOMETRIDAE : ENNOMINAE

Type-species:
Boarmia pampinaria Guenée, 1857. Hist. nat. Ins. 9: 245. [(of VITRINELLA McDunnough, 1920)]    [BHL]

Type-species designation:
by original designation .

Type specimens:
Syntypes - 4 males [U.S.A.]: Environs de Baltimore [near Baltimore], (USNM, Washington D.C.)..

Notes:
Fletcher (1979) stated:-

Anavitrinella was proposed as the objective replacement name for Vitrinella McDunnough, 1920.

Parsons et al. (1999) included 4 species and 2 subspecies (inc. nominates) in the genus ANAVITRINELLA.

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Junior name(s):
Vitrinella McDunnough, 1920: 27, pl.11, fig.8.