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Sarmatia afarensis (Laporte, 1991)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Hypeninae (subfamily)/  Sarmatia (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Sarmatia talhouki
Authorship:(Laporte, 1991)
Citation:Hypena afarensis, n. sp. Laporte
Original genus:Hypena
Publication:Rougeot P.-C., Bourgogne J. & Laporte B. 1991. Les Lépidoptères Hétérocères d'Afrique orientale.
Journal:Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.)
Volume:27
Issue:4
Pagination:434, figs 20, 136
URL:https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6133748f/f60.item.r=Les%20L%C3%A9pidopt%C3%A8res%20H%C3%A9t%C3%A9roc%C3%A8res%20d'Afrique%20orientale
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Sarmatia afarensis (1)
Taxonomic note:

Does not belong to Hypena, but perhaps to Sarmatia (see M. Lödl 1994h: 575). A junior subjective synonym of Sarmatia talhouki Wiltshire, 1982; synonymized by H. Hacker (2021: 166).

Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Sarmatia afarensis (Laporte, 1991) Holotype ♂ MNHN Holotype ♂, genitalia slide B. Laporte 1433♂ [not 1437 as stated in the original description (see M. Lödl 1994h: 575)], MNHN. Djibouti Djibouti, Day Mt, 1500 m, 08.iv.1975, leg. P.-C. Rougeot. Lödl M. 1994h. Revision der Gattung Hypena Schrank 1802 s.l., der äthiopischen und madagassischen Region, Teil 1 (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae). page 434, figs 20, 136
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