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Metarctia xanthippa Kiriakoff, 1956

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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 phaeoptera
Authorship:Kiriakoff, 1956
Citation:Metarctia (Metarctia) xanthippa sp. nov.
Original genus:Metarctia
Publication:Kiriakoff S. G. 1956a. Lépidoptères Hétérocères africains nouveaux du Musée Royal du Congo Belge.
Journal:Lambillionea
Volume:56
Issue:3–4
Pagination:41–42
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Metarctia xanthippa (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Metarctia phaeoptera Hampson, 1909; synonymized by Ł. Przybyłowicz (2009: 22).

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 xanthippa Kiriakoff, 1956 Holotype ♂ RMCA Holotype ♂, RMCA Uganda Uganda, N of Acholi, Madi Opei, iv.1951, leg. T. H. E. Jackson.
Metarctia xanthippa Kiriakoff, 1956 Paratype ♂ RMCA Paratype 1♂, RMCA. Uganda Uganda, N of Acholi, Madi Opei, iv.1951, leg. T. H. E. Jackson.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination