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Stemonoceras leucomelas (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Aganainae (subfamily)/  Stemonoceras (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Herrich-Schäffer, 1853)
Citation:Phaegorista leucomela [sic] Bd.
Original genus:Phaegorista
Publication:Herrich-Schäffer G. A. W. 1853–1858. Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäische Schmetterlinge. Heterocera (Nachtfalter).
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Volume:(1) 1
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Pagination:[1853]: wrapper; pl. [5], figs 22, 23; [1858]: 71, 78
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33669223
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Stemonoceras leucomelas (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Stemonoceras by J. Zwier (2022: 258).

Zwier J. H. H. 2022. Aganainae of the World (Lepidoptera, Erebidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Stemonoceras leucomelas (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853) Syntype unknown SMNS 1 Syntype, SMNS (see C. Häuser et al. 2003: 65). Senegal Senegal, [as "Senegar"]. Häuser C. L., Bartsch D., Holstein J. & Steiner A. 2003. The Lepidoptera type material of G. A. W. Herrich-Schäffer in the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stuttgart. page [1853]: wrapper; pl. [5], figs 22, 23; [1858]: 71, 78
Distribution note:

The records of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda (D. G. Sevastopulo 1957c: 133, L. Kühne 2008: 169) refer to Stemonoceras bartschi Kostjuk & Speidel, 2022 (see J. H. Zwier 2022: 259).

Zwier J. H. H. 2022. Aganainae of the World (Lepidoptera, Erebidae).
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Stemonoceras leucomelas (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853) Côte d'Ivoire Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 169
Stemonoceras leucomelas (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853) Ghana Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 169
Stemonoceras leucomelas (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853) Guinea Zwier J. H. H. 2022. Aganainae of the World (Lepidoptera, Erebidae). page 258
Stemonoceras leucomelas (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853) Liberia Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 169
Stemonoceras leucomelas (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853) Nigeria page A. Ajibade
Stemonoceras leucomelas (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853) Senegal Herrich-Schäffer G. A. W. 1853–1858. Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäische Schmetterlinge. Heterocera (Nachtfalter). page 71
Stemonoceras leucomelas (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853) Sierra Leone Schaus W. & Clements W. G. 1893. On a collection of Sierra Leone Lepidoptera. page 20
Stemonoceras leucomelas (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853) Togo Gaede M. 1926b. Arctiidae, Subfamilien Hypsinae, Micrarctiinae, Spilosominae, etc. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 89
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination