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Rhipidarctia ruandae Kiriakoff, 1961

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Rhipidarctia (genus)/  Elsitia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Rhipidarctia forsteri
Authorship:Kiriakoff, 1961
Citation:Rhipidarctia (Elsita) forsteri ruandae subspec. nov.
Original genus:Rhipidarctia
Publication:Kiriakoff S. G. 1961a. Thyretidae nouveaux (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae).
Journal:Lambillionea
Volume:61
Issue:1–2
Pagination:9–10, fig. 2
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Rhipidarctia ruandae (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Elsa forsteri Kiriakoff, 1953; synonymized by Ł. Przybyłowicz (2009: 27).

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
Rhipidarctia ruandae Kiriakoff, 1961 Holotype ♂ RMCA Holotype ♂, RMCA. Rwanda Rwanda, Kisenyi, 01.v.1957, leg. M. Fontaine.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination