Genus Polypogon Schrank, 1802

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• Polypogon Schrank, F. von Paula 1802. Fauna Boica. Ingolstadt Vol. 2(2) 412 pp. [161].

  Type species:

   Phalaena tentacularia Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation, see Grote, A.R. 1895. Schrank's genera. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 3: 168-175 [174].
• Herminia Latreille, 1802.
• Pechipogo Hübner, 1825.
• Pechipogon; Stephens, 1834.
• Herminea; Sodoffsky, 1837.
• Pogonitis Sodoffsky, 1837.
• Pechypogon Agassiz, 1847.
• Popypogon; Doubleday, 1850.
• Zanclognatha Lederer, 1857.
• Hipoepa Walker, 1859.
• Megachyta Grote, 1873.
• Pityolita Grote, 1873.
• Cleptomita Grote, 1873.
• Mesoplectra Butler, 1879.
• Adrapsoides Matsumura, 1925.

General References

Edwards, E.D. 1996. Herminiidae. pp. 289-290 in Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds). Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [289] (Note #572: Polypogon Schrank, 1802 is used by Poole (1989) for many species usually placed in other genera. Poole (1989) notes this and explains his reasons. In this case, as in many others, almost all species occur also outside Australia and a careful evaluation of the generic assignment of each species is beyond the scope of [Edwards 1996] so Poole has been followed here. If Polypogon Schrank was divided in accord with established use prior to Poole (1989) then Zanclognatha fractalis (Guenée, 1854) would be the combination for the species. Both Polypogon Schrank and Herminia Latreille were described in 1802. Following Poole (1989) Polypogon Schrank [was] given priority but actual dates for the two publications [had] not been seen)

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