Sesquialtera ridicula Prout L. B., 1916

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Permalink:	SESQRIDI
Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  Ennomini (tribe)/  Sesquialtera (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Prout L. B., 1916
Citation:	Sesquialtera ridicula, sp. n.
Original genus:	Sesquialtera
Publication:	Prout L. B. 1916b. Geometridae. – In: Poulton E. B. On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather.
Journal:	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:	1916
Issue:	1
Pagination:	163; pl. 2, fig. 11
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31596887

Sesquialtera ridicula (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Sesquialtera ridicula Prout L. B., 1916	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	Somalia	[Somalia N], Somaliland, Mandera, 47 miles SW of Berbera, 3000 ft, 12.v.1909, leg. W. Feather.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Sesquialtera ridicula Prout L. B., 1916	Ethiopia		Prout L. B. 1932a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Insectes Lépidoptères. III. Geometridae. page 505
Sesquialtera ridicula Prout L. B., 1916	Somalia		Prout L. B. 1916b. Geometridae. – In: Poulton E. B. On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. page 163
Sesquialtera ridicula Prout L. B., 1916	South Africa	Limpopo	page TMSA
Sesquialtera ridicula Prout L. B., 1916	South Africa	Mpumalanga	page TMSA
Sesquialtera ridicula Prout L. B., 1916	Tanzania		page ZSM

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Sesquialtera ridicula (1)

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