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Bombycites
Taxonomy
Bombycites was named by Heer (1849). Its type is Bombycites oeningensis.
It was assigned to Bombycidae by Sohn et al. (2012); and to Lepidoptera by Heer (1849) and Heikkilä et al. (2023).
It was assigned to Bombycidae by Sohn et al. (2012); and to Lepidoptera by Heer (1849) and Heikkilä et al. (2023).
Species
B. buchii, B. oeningensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1849 | Bombycites Heer p. 183 |
| 2012 | Bombycites Sohn et al. p. 76 |
| 2023 | Bombycites Heikkilä et al. p. 21 |
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G. †Bombycites Heer 1849
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†Bombycites buchii Heer 1864
†Bombycites oeningensis Heer 1849
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available