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Melisa grandis Holland, 1893

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Melisa (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Melisa diptera
Authorship:Holland, 1893
Citation:M.[elisa] grandis, sp. nov.
Original genus:Melisa
Publication:Holland W. J. 1893a. Descriptions of new species and genera of West African Lepidoptera.
Journal:Psyche
Volume:6
Issue:201
Pagination:394
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13265572
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Melisa grandis (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Euchromia diptera Walker, 1854; synonymized by G. F. Hampson (1898: 152).

Hampson G. F. 1898a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Syntomidae.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Melisa grandis Holland, 1893 Holotype ♀ CMNH Holotype ♀, type no 230, CMNH. Gabon Gabon, Valley of the Ogooué River, Kangwé [Kango], leg. A. C. Good.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination