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Varatra acosmeta (Collenette, 1939)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  UnassignedLymantriinae (tribe)/  Varatra (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Collenette, 1939)
Citation:Dasychira acosmeta sp. nov.
Original genus:Dasychira
Publication:Collenette C. L. 1939b. New Lymantriidae (Lep. Het.) from Central Madagascar and S. W. Africa.
Journal:The Entomologist
Volume:72
Issue:6
Pagination:144; pl. 2, fig.2
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Varatra acosmeta (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Varatra by P. Griveaud (1976: 231).

Griveaud P. 1976. Descriptions préliminaires de nouveaux genres et espèces de Lymantriidae malgaches (Lep.).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Varatra acosmeta (Collenette, 1939) Holotype ♂ MHNG Holotype ♂, type no MHNG-ENTO-9230 (see B. Landry et al. 2019: 7), MHNG. Madagascar Madagascar Central, Ambalarondra, iii.1931, leg. G.-E. Audéoud. Landry B., Schmitz P. & Reuteler C. 2019. A list of the primary type specimens of Lepidoptera in the "Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève" Geneva, Switzerland. page 144; pl. 2, fig.2
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Varatra acosmeta (Collenette, 1939) Madagascar Collenette C. L. 1939b. New Lymantriidae (Lep. Het.) from Central Madagascar and S. W. Africa. page 144
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination