Genus Westermannia Hübner, 1821

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Westermannia Hübner, J. 1821. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge [sic]. published by the author: Augsburg (16). [250].
Type species:
Westermannia superba Hübner, 1821 by subsequent monotypy, see Hübner, J. 1823. Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge [sic]. 2. Augsburg. 40 pp., pls [36]-[69]. ([1819]-1823) [year of publication not confirmed] [23] (Java).
Plusiodes Boisduval, J.-A. & Guenée, A. (eds) 1852. Noctuélites II. Paris : Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret Vol. 6 444 pp. [385] [objective synonym].
Type species:
Westermannia superba Hübner, 1821 (cited as Plusiodes westermannii Guenée, an unnecessary objective replacement name) by monotypy.
Vestermannia Hampson, G.F. 1912. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Noctuidae in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum (Natural History) Vol. 11 xvii 689 pp. [603] [emendation].

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