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Emmelia olivescens (Hampson, 1910)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Acontiinae (subfamily)/  Acontiini (tribe)/  Emmelia (genus)/  Natamelia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Misapplied, the accepted name is Emmelia tanzaniae tanzaniae
Authorship:(Hampson, 1910)
Citation:Metapioplasta olivescens, n. sp.
Original genus:Metapioplasta
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1910e. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). X. Noctuidae.
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Volume:10
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Pagination:719–720; pl. 171, fig. 3
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32642740

Taxonomic note:

A junior secondary homonym of Cardiosace olivescens Hampson, 1910; the objective replacement name is Acontia (Emmelia) tanzaniae Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008.

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Emmelia olivescens (Hampson, 1910) Lectotype NHMUK Lectotype ♂, NHMUK, designated by H. Hacker, A. Legrain & M. Fibiger (2008: 223). Kenya Kenya, Br. E. Africa, Eb Urru [Eburru], 1900-03-23, leg. C. S. Betton. Hacker H. H., Legrain A. & Fibiger M. 2008. Revision of the genus Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816 and the tribus Acontiini Guenée, 1841 (Old World) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Acontiinae). page 233
Emmelia olivescens (Hampson, 1910) Paralectotype NHMUK Paralectotypes 2♂, NHMUK. Kenya Kenya, Br. E. Africa, Eb Urru [Eburru], 1900-03-23, leg. C. S. Betton. Hacker H. H., Legrain A. & Fibiger M. 2008. Revision of the genus Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816 and the tribus Acontiini Guenée, 1841 (Old World) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Acontiinae). page 233
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination