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Polypogon decaryi (Viette, 1954)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Herminiinae (subfamily)/  Polypogon (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Polypogon angustatalis
Authorship:(Viette, 1954)
Citation:Paralephana decaryi, n. sp.
Original genus:Paralephana
Publication:Viette P. 1954l. Descriptions de nouvelles espèces de noctuelles quadrifides de Madagascar (Lepid. Noctuidae).
Journal:Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France
Volume:78
Issue:5–6
Pagination:344
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Polypogon decaryi (1)
Taxonomic note:

Systematic position unclear (A. Legrain i.l. 14.ix.2019). Transferred to Polypogon by H. Hacker (2021: 263). A junior subjective synonym of Paralephana descarpentriesi Viette 1954; synonymized by H. Hacker (2021: 263).

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.
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Polypogon decaryi (Viette, 1954) Holotype ♀ MNHN Holotype ♀, MNHN. Madagascar Madagascar Extrême-Sud, Beloha, 05.iii.1918, leg. R. Decary.
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