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

Genus:
Xantharete Draudt, 1915 , in Seitz. Gross-Schmett. Erde. 6 : 148.

Status:
Available Name

Homonyms: 1

Higher classification:
NOCTUOIDEA : ARCTIIDAE : Subfamily unassigned

Type-species:
Xantharete stellans Draudt, 1915. In: Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde. 6: 148, pl.22, row b.

Type-species designation:
by monotypy .

Type specimens:
Type(s) COLOMBIA: eastern, Rio Negro, (? Depository)..

Notes:
Watson, Fletcher & Nye (1980) stated:-

The date of publication of the part of Seitz containing page 148 was cited on page 145 as 30.iv.1915 in both the German and English editions.

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