IRMNG - Phalaena Linnaeus, 1758

IRMNG name details

Phalaena Linnaeus, 1758

IRMNG_ID

1335557 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1335557)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (unavailable (suppressed name))

Accepted Name

Naenia Stephens, 1827

Rank

Genus

Parent

Noctuidae Latreille, 1809

Direct children (18)

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Species Phalaena albella Gmelin accepted as Tinea albella Müller
Species Phalaena culiciformis Geoffroy, 1785 accepted as Aleyrodes proletella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Phalaena domesticella Scopoli accepted as Nemapogon granella Linnaeus
Species Phalaena elegans Donovan, 1805 accepted as Cosmodes elegans Donovan, 1805
Species Phalaena fascialis Fabricius, 1775 accepted as Chrysonoma fascialis Fabricius, 1775
Species Phalaena fenestrella Scopoli accepted as Nemapogon granella Linnaeus
Species Phalaena festiva Donovan, 1805 accepted as Spodoptera picta Guérin-Meneville, 1830
Species Phalaena fuesslinella Sulzer accepted as Euplocamus anthracinalis Scopoli
Species Phalaena idonea Cramer, 1780 accepted as Agrotis ipsilon Hüfnagel, 1766
Species Phalaena ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766 accepted as Agrotis ipsilon Hüfnagel, 1766
Species Phalaena leucomelas Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Aedia leucomelas Linnaeus sensu Hübner, 1803
Species Phalaena obliquella Gmelin accepted as Tinea obliquella Jung
Species Phalaena sarcitrella Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Endrosis sarcitrella Linnaeus, 1758
Species Phalaena spiniferus Villers, 1789 accepted as Agrotis ipsilon Hüfnagel, 1766
Species Phalaena spinula Donovan, 1801 accepted as Agrotis ipsilon Hüfnagel, 1766
Species Phalaena trifasciella Gmelin accepted as Tinea trifasciella Villers
Species Phalaena vittatella Gmelin accepted as Tinea vittatella Villers
Species Phalaena zoolegella Scopoli accepted as Tinea pellionella Linnaeus

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 495 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Phalaena was suppressed for the purposes of the Law of Priority but not for those of the Law of Homonymy by ICZN, 1957,...

Taxonomic remark Phalaena was suppressed for the purposes of the Law of Priority but not for those of the Law of Homonymy by ICZN, 1957, Opinion 450. The type species of Phalaena, P. typica, is now Naenia typica in the family Noctuidae. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2023). Phalaena Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1335557 on 2025-01-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2016-08-29 10:21:38Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2020-06-06 18:55:16Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (9)
Notes (2)

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 495 [details]

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

source of synonymy Pitkin, B.; Jenkins, P. Butterflies and moths of the world. Generic names and their type-species. Natural History Museum, London (2020 version). , available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/
note: as per type species, P. typica [details]

status source Pitkin, B.; Jenkins, P. Butterflies and moths of the world. Generic names and their type-species. Natural History Museum, London (2020 version). , available online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/ [details]

status source ICZN. (1957). Opinion 450. Suppression under the Plenary Powers of the generic name Phalaena Linnaeus, 1758, and validation as of subgeneric status (a) as from 1758, of the Terms Bombyx, Noctua, Geometra, Tortrix, Pyralis, Tinea, and Alucita as used by Linnaeus for Groups of species of the genus Phalaena and (b) as from 1767 of the Term Attacus similarly published by Linnaeus and matters incidental thereto (class Insecta, order Lepidoptera). <em>Opinions and Declarations Rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 15(15): 251-328. [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

extant flag source Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

habitat flag source as per family [details]

Unreviewed

Nomenclatural status unavailable (except homonymy) [details]