Siccia punctigera (Felder, 1874)

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Lithosiini (tribe)/  Clemensiina (subtribe)/  Siccia (genus)/  caffra species-group (subgenus)/
Status:	Synonym, the accepted name is Siccia caffra
Authorship:	(Felder, 1874)
Citation:	Melania punctigera F.
Original genus:	Melania
Publication:	Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera.
Journal:	—
Volume:	2
Issue:	4
Pagination:	6; pl. 106, figs 34, 35
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1221068

Siccia punctigera (1)

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Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Siccia caffra Walker, 1854; synonymized by A. V. Volynkin (2023: 35).

Volynkin A. V. 2023a. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Siccia Walker (=Aemene Walker, syn. n.) in the Afrotropics with descriptions of seventy-three new species, three new subspecies, and a check-list of Asiatic taxa of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Siccia punctigera (Felder, 1874)	Lectotype	♂	NHMUK	Lectotype ♂, designated by A. V. Volynkin (2023: 35), type no NHMUK010292543, NHMUK	South Africa	[South Africa, Western Cape], "Africa m., Knysna".	Volynkin A. V. 2023a. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Siccia Walker (=Aemene Walker, syn. n.) in the Afrotropics with descriptions of seventy-three new species, three new subspecies, and a check-list of Asiatic taxa of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae). page 6; pl. 106, figs 34, 35
Siccia punctigera (Felder, 1874)		♀	NHMUK	the ♀ mentioned in the original description is probably not conspecific (see A. V. Volynkin 2023: 35), NHMUK.	South Africa	[South Africa, Western Cape], "Africa m., Knysna".	Volynkin A. V. 2023a. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Siccia Walker (=Aemene Walker, syn. n.) in the Afrotropics with descriptions of seventy-three new species, three new subspecies, and a check-list of Asiatic taxa of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae). page 6; pl. 106, figs 34, 35

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