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

Genus:
Cingalesa Hampson, 1894 . Fauna Br. India (Moths) 2 : xv, 336.    [BHL]

Status:
Available Name

Homonyms: 1

Higher classification:
NOCTUOIDEA : NOCTUIDAE : ACONTIINAE

Type-species:
Microphysa strigicosta Hampson, 1893. Illust. typical spec. lepid. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 9: 20 (list), 100, pl.162, fig.14.    [BHL]

Type-species designation:
by original designation .

Type specimens:
Type(s) - female CEYLON: Pundaloya, (BMNH, London)..

Notes:
Poole (1989) included only 1 species in the genus CINGALESA.

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