Genus Pyrausta Schrank, 1802

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• Pyrausta Schrank, F.P. 1802. Fauna Boica. Vol. 2(2). [163].

  Type species:

   Phalaena cingulata Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation.
• Botys Latreille, 1802.

  Type species:

   Phalaena purpuralis Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation.
• Haematia Hübner, J. 1818. Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge. Augsburg : Hübner 32 pp. 40 pls. [22].

  Type species:

   Haematia phoenicealis Hübner, 1818 by monotypy.
• Pyraustes Billberg, G.J. 1820. Enumeratio Insectorum in Museo Gustave Johann Billberg. Stockholm : Typis Gadelianis 4 unnumbered + 138 pp. [In Latin] [92] [unjustified emendation of Pyrausta Schrank, 1802].
• Botis Swainson, W. 1821. Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their natural affinities. Vol. 1. London : Baldwin & Craddock 1st Series pls 19–83. [issued 1821, dated 1820–1821] [pl. 77] [unjustified emendation of Botys Latreille, 1802].
• Heliaca Hübner, J. 1822. Systematisch-alphabetisches Verzeichniss aller bisher bey den Fürbildungen zur Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge angegebenen Gattungsbenennungen; mit Vormerkung auch augsburgischer Gattungen. Augsburg : Hübner vi 81 pp. [52, 53] [junior objective synonym of Pyrausta Schrank, 1802].

  Type species:

   Phalaena cingulata Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation.
• Tholeria Hübner, J. 1823. Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge [sic]. 2. Augsburg. 40 pp., pls [36]-[69]. ([1819]-1823) [year of publication not confirmed] [27].

  Type species:

   Tholeria illiberalis Hübner, 1823 by subsequent designation.
• Syllythria Hübner, J. 1825. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmetterlinge [sic]. Augsburg (1816–[1825]) 431 pp. [349].

  Type species:

   Phalaena sanguinalis Linnaeus, 1767 by subsequent designation.
• Porphyritis Hübner, J. 1825. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmetterlinge [sic]. Augsburg (1816–[1825]) 431 pp. [349].

  Type species:

   Pyralis porphyralis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 by subsequent designation, see Fletcher, D.S. & Nye, I.W.B. 1984. Pyraloidea. In, Nye, I.W.B. (ed.). The Generic Names of Moths of the World. London : British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 5 xv+185 pp. frontispiece. [132].
• Leimonia Hübner, J. 1825. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmetterlinge [sic]. Augsburg (1816–[1825]) 431 pp. [350].

  Type species:

   Pyralis scutalis Hübner, 1813 by subsequent designation, see Fletcher, D.S. & Nye, I.W.B. 1984. Pyraloidea. In, Nye, I.W.B. (ed.). The Generic Names of Moths of the World. London : British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 5 xv+185 pp. frontispiece. [80] (included in Leimonia as scutulalis, an incorrect subsequent spelling).
• Panstegia Hübner, J. 1825. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmetterlinge [sic]. Augsburg (1816–[1825]) 431 pp. [353].

  Type species:

   Pyralis aerealis Hübner, 1796 by subsequent designation.
• Perilypa Hübner, J. 1825. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmetterlinge [sic]. Augsburg (1816–[1825]) 431 pp. [372].

  Type species:

   Phalaena nigralis Fabricius, 1794 by subsequent designation.
• Ostreophena Sodoffsky, [Sodovskii] C.H.W. 1837. Etymologische Untersuchungen ueber die Gattungsnamen der Schmetterlinge. Bulletin de la Société des Naturalistes de Moscou 1837(6): [76]-[99] (separate paginated 1, 4-24) [92] [unnecessary replacement name for Botis Swainson, 1821].

  Type species:

   Phalaena purpuralis Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation.
• Rhodaria Guenée, 1845.

  Type species:

   Phalaena sanguinalis Linnaeus, 1767 by subsequent designation, see Guenée, A. 1854. Deltoïdes et Pyralites. In, Boisduval, J.-A. & Guenée, A. (eds). Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères. Paris : Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret Vol. 8 448 pp., 10 pls. [199].
• Limonia Agassiz, J.L.R. 1847. [1842–1847]. Nomenclatoris Zoologici, continens nomina systematica generum Animalium tam viventium quam fossilium, secundum ordinem alphabeticum disposita, adjectis auctoribus, libris in quibus reperiuntor, anno editionis, etymologia, et familis, ad quas pertinent, in variis classibus. (Lepidoptera). Soloduri : Jent et Gassmann pp. Fasc. 9-10 [1846]; (Index universalis). 12 [1847] viii+393. [203, 211] [unjustified emendation of Leimonia Hübner, 1825; a junior homonym of Limonia Meigen 1803; simultaneous homonym of Limonia Agassiz, 1847; an unjustified emendation of Lemonia Hübner, 1820].
• Herbula Guenée, A. 1854. Deltoïdes et Pyralites. In, Boisduval, J.-A. & Guenée, A. (eds). Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères. Paris : Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret Vol. 8 448 pp., 10 pls. [175].

  Type species:

   Pyralis cespitalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 by original designation.
• Synchromia Guenée, A. 1854. Deltoïdes et Pyralites. In, Boisduval, J.-A. & Guenée, A. (eds). Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères. Paris : Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret Vol. 8 448 pp., 10 pls. [188].

  Type species:

   Synchromia cardinalis Guenée, 1854 by monotypy.
• Cindaphia Lederer, J. 1863. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pyralidinen. Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift 7: 243-280, 331-501 [438].

  Type species:

   Cindaphia incensalis Lederer, 1863 by monotypy.
• Sciorista Warren, W. 1890. Descriptions of some new genera of Pyralidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 6: 474-479 [475].

  Type species:

   Botys signatalis Walker, 1866 by original designation.
• Autocosmia Warren, 1892.

  Type species:

   Autocosmia concinna Warren, 1892 by original designation.
• Trigonuncus Amsel, 1952.

  Type species:

   Cybalomia inglorialis Hampson, 1900 by original designation.
• Rattana Rose & Pajni, 1979.

  Type species:

   Pyrausta euryphaea Meyrick, 1932 by original designation.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds) 1996. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [189] (Note #268. Pyrausta Schrank, 1802. Panstegia Hübner, [1825] is generally treated in synonymy with Pyrausta Schrank. Hannemann (1964: 366) used Panstegia as a subgenus of Pyrausta, a concept noted by Munroe (1976: 84) who however treated Panstegia as a synonym (p. 82). Amsel (1970: 36) and Leraut (1980: 106) treated Panstegia as a good genus without formally validating its apparent new status. Munroe (1976) supplied authoritative comments for his treatment of Pyrausta and its synonyms and the present treatment follows Munroe's opinions in precedence to those of earlier or subsequent authors)

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