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Afroplitis orestes (Kiriakoff, 1955)

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Higher taxa: Notodontidae (family)/  Notodontinae (subfamily)/  Dicranurini (tribe)/  Afroplitis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Kiriakoff, 1955)
Citation:Simesia orestes 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:340–342, figs 12–13; pl. 2, figs 12–13
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Afroplitis 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 orestes (Kiriakoff, 1955) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, abdomen removed for genitalia dissection but no genitalia slide found (see A. Schintlmeister 2018: 726), NHMUK Angola Angola, Quirimbo, 75 km E of Port Amboim, 300 m, 07–12.v.1934, leg. K. Jordan. Schintlmeister A. 2018. A review of the genus Afroplitis Kiriakoff, 1964 (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) with description of seven new species. page 340–342, figs 12–13; pl. 2, figs 12–13
Afroplitis orestes (Kiriakoff, 1955) Allotype ♀ NHMUK Allotype ♀, NHMUK Angola Angola, Quirimbo, 75 km E of Port Amboim, 300 m, 07–12.v.1934, leg. K. Jordan. Schintlmeister A. 2018. A review of the genus Afroplitis Kiriakoff, 1964 (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) with description of seven new species. page 340–342, figs 12–13; pl. 2, figs 12–13
Afroplitis orestes (Kiriakoff, 1955) Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratype 1♂, NHMUK. Angola Angola, Quirimbo, 75 km E of Port Amboim, 300 m, 07–12.v.1934, leg. K. Jordan. Schintlmeister A. 2018. A review of the genus Afroplitis Kiriakoff, 1964 (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) with description of seven new species. page 340–342, figs 12–13; pl. 2, figs 12–13
Distribution note:

The record of Côte d'Ivoire (Kiriakoff 1968c: 1451) is probably erroneous (see A. Schintlmeister 2018: 727).

Schintlmeister A. 2018. A review of the genus Afroplitis Kiriakoff, 1964 (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) with description of seven new species.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Afroplitis orestes (Kiriakoff, 1955) Angola Kiriakoff S. G. 1955e. New genera and species of African Notodontidae (Lepidoptera) (Part I). page 342
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination