Genus Psalidostetha Swainson, 1851

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• Psalidostetha Swainson, W. 1851. Review. [book review] Australian Lepidoptera and Their Transformations Drawn from Life, by Harriet and Helena Scott, with Descriptions General and Systematic, by A.W. Scott. The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 August 1851.

  Type species:

   Bombyx banksiae Lewin, 1805 ([Australia]: New South Wales) by subsequent designation, see Edwards, E.D. 1996. Notodontidae (Ceruridae). pp. 272-274, 366-367 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. [274, 367].
• Danima Walker, F. 1855. Lepidoptera Heterocera. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 5: 977-1257 [1052].

  Type species:

   Bombyx banksiae Lewin, 1805 ([Australia]: New South Wales) by monotypy.
• Damima Tepper, J.G.O. 1890. Common Native Insects of South Australia: a popular guide to South Australian entomology. Part 2. Lepidoptera, or butterflies and moths of Adelaide. Adelaide : Wigg & Son iv 65 pp. [25] [subsequent misspelling].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Edwards, E.D. 1996. Notodontidae (Ceruridae). pp. 272-274, 366-367 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. [274] (for synonymy of Danima)

General References

Edwards, E.D. 1996. Notodontidae (Ceruridae). pp. 272-274, 366-367 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. [274] (Note #522: Psalidostetha Swainson, 1851. This generic name was used by Swainson (1851) without included species. It may be argued that the genus was not validly described but it does, in minimal fashion, fulfil the requirements of the Code. On hearing Swainson's 'description' a chemist, familiar with insect secretions, instantly identified the species. The species Bombyx banksiae Lewin, 1805, [was] here placed in the genus and designated as type species)

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