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

Genus:
Stimula de Nicéville, 1898 . J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 12(1) : 159.    [BHL]

Status:
Available Name

Homonyms: 1

Higher classification:
HESPERIOIDEA : HESPERIIDAE : HESPERIINAE

Type-species:
Watsonia swinhoei Elwes & Edwards, 1897. Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 14: 220, pl.20, fig.6.    [BHL]

Type-species designation:
(through Article 67.8 (replacement names)) .

Type specimens:
See BHL scanned Type-species page: .

Notes:
Hemming (1967) stated:-

The name Stimula was introduced by de Niceville as a replacement for Watsonia Elwes & Edwards, 1879, which is invalid under the Law of Homonymy.

The higher classification used here follows Lamas (2008).

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Junior name(s):
Watsonia Elwes & Edwards, 1897: 220.
Watsoniella Berg, 1898: 42.