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Afroplitis pylades (Kiriakoff, 1955)

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Higher taxa: Notodontidae (family)/  Notodontinae (subfamily)/  Dicranurini (tribe)/  Afroplitis (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Afroplitis dasychirina
Authorship:(Kiriakoff, 1955)
Citation:Simesia pylades sp. nov.
Original genus:Simesia
Publication:Kiriakoff S. G. 1955e. New genera and species of African Notodontidae (Lepidoptera) (Part I).
Journal:Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines
Volume:52
Issue:3–4
Pagination:342, fig. 14; pl. 2, fig. 14
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Hoplitis dasychirina Gaede, 1928; synonymized by A. Schintlmeister (2013: 20).

Schintlmeister A. 2013. World Catalogue of Insects Volume 11. Notodontidae & Oenosandridae (Lepidoptera).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Afroplitis pylades (Kiriakoff, 1955) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Namibia [Namibia], German Southwest Africa.
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