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Tesma Birket-Smith, 1965

Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Lithosiini (tribe)/  Lithosiina (subtribe)/  Tesma (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Birket-Smith, 1965
Citation:Tesma gen. nov.
Taxon remarks:Type species: Phryganopsis tessmanniana Strand, 1912. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 68(9): 95. By original designation.
Publication:Birket-Smith J. 1965. A revision of the West African Eilemic moths, based on the male genitalia (Lep., Arctidae [sic], Lithosinae [sic]; incl. gena. Crocosia, Eilema, Lithosia, Pelosia, Phryganopsis a.o.).
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Pagination:48–49
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination Images
Tesma fractifascia (Hampson, 1918) (Hampson, 1918) species Accepted Eilema fractifascia
Tesma melema (Kiriakoff, 1958) (Kiriakoff, 1958) species Synonym Phryganopsis melema
Tesma nigrapex (Strand, 1912) (Strand, 1912) species Accepted Phryganopsis nigrapex
Tesma tessmanniana (Strand, 1912) (Strand, 1912) species Synonym Phryganopsis tessmanniana