Pseudopelosia plumosa (Mabille, 1900)

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Permalink:	PELOPLUM
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Lithosiini (tribe)/  Eilemina (subtribe)/  Pseudopelosia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Mabille, 1900)
Citation:	Phryganopsis plumosa n. sp.
Original genus:	Phryganopsis
Publication:	Mabille P. 1900. Lepidoptera nova malgassica et africana.
Journal:	Annales de la Société entomologique de France
Volume:	68 (1899)
Issue:	4
Pagination:	726–727
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8431929

Pseudopelosia plumosa (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Pseudopelosia by M. Krüger (2015b: 48).

Krüger M. 2015b. Generic classification of Afrotropical footman moths sensu stricto (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini (partim)).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Pseudopelosia plumosa (Mabille, 1900)	Holotype	♂	MNHN	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide J. Barbut 403♂, MNHN (see P. Viette 1954c: 387, P. Viette & D. S. Fletcher 1968: 407).	Madagascar	Madagascar, Antongil Bay, 1898, leg. A. Mocquerys.	Viette P. 1954c. Les types des Lépidoptères Hétérocères malgaches de Mabille se trouvant au Muséum National, Paris. page 726–727

Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Algeria, Morocco, Spain.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Pseudopelosia plumosa (Mabille, 1900)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Debauche H. R. 1942. Lepidoptera, Heterocera. Exploration du Parc National Albert. Mission G. F. De Witte (1933–1935). page 16 (as unipuncta)
Pseudopelosia plumosa (Mabille, 1900)	Madagascar		Mabille P. 1900. Lepidoptera nova malgassica et africana. page 727
Pseudopelosia plumosa (Mabille, 1900)	Malawi		Hampson G. F. 1914a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement Volume 1. Catalogue of the Amatidae and Arctiadae (Nolinae and Lithosianae) in the collection of the British Museum. page 471
Pseudopelosia plumosa (Mabille, 1900)	Nigeria		Durante A. & Panzera S. 2001a. I lepidotteri del Delta del Niger (Secondo contributo) (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae). page 208

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Pseudopelosia plumosa (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Pseudopelosia hispanica (Witt, 1979)	(Witt, 1979)	species	Synonym	Pelosia hispanica