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Metarctia paniscus Kiriakoff, 1957

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Metarctia (genus)/  Metarctia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Metarctia benitensis
Authorship:Kiriakoff, 1957
Citation:Metarctia (Notharctia) paniscus sp. nov.
Original genus:Metarctia
Publication:Kiriakoff S. G. 1957c. Lépidoptères nouveaux du Congo belge.
Journal:Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines
Volume:55
Issue:3–4
Pagination:279, fig. 10
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Metarctia paniscus (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Metarctia benitensis Kiriakoff, 1957; synonymized by Ł. Przybyłowicz (2009: 19).

Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Metarctia paniscus Kiriakoff, 1957 Holotype ♂ RMCA Holotype ♂, RMCA. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the [Democratic Republic of Congo, Province Orientale], Congo belge, Kibali-Ituri, Nioka, 07.vii.1953, leg. J. Hecq.
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