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Metarctia subnigra Kiriakoff, 1958

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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, 1958
Citation:Metarctia (Notharctia) subnigra sp. n.
Original genus:Metarctia
Publication:Kiriakoff S. G. 1958b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Thyretidae and Notodontidae.
Journal:Ruwenzori Expedition 1952
Volume:1
Issue:3
Pagination:43–44, figs 4, 10
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43651643
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Metarctia subnigra (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 subnigra Kiriakoff, 1958 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK Uganda [Uganda], Ruwenzori Range, Mahoma River, 6700 ft, 13–16.viii.1952, leg. D. S. Fletcher. Kiriakoff S. G. 1963a. Exploration du Parc Albert. Deuxième série. Lepidoptera Heterocera (partim). page 43–44, figs 4, 10
Metarctia subnigra Kiriakoff, 1958 Allotype ♀ RMCA Neallotype ♀, designated by S. G. Kiriakoff (1963a: 96), RMCA. Uganda [Uganda], Ruwenzori Range, Mahoma River, 6700 ft, 13–16.viii.1952, leg. D. S. Fletcher. Kiriakoff S. G. 1963a. Exploration du Parc Albert. Deuxième série. Lepidoptera Heterocera (partim). page 43–44, figs 4, 10
Metarctia subnigra Kiriakoff, 1958 Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes 2♂, NHMUK Uganda [Uganda], Ruwenzori Range, Mahoma River, 6700 ft, 13–16.viii.1952, leg. D. S. Fletcher. Kiriakoff S. G. 1963a. Exploration du Parc Albert. Deuxième série. Lepidoptera Heterocera (partim). page 43–44, figs 4, 10
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