Mesocelis montana (Cramer, 1781)

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FAMILY	Lasiocampidae
SUBFAMILY	Lasiocampinae
GENUS	Mesocelis
SPECIES	montana
AUTHOR	(Cramer, 1781)
ORIGINAL COMBINATION	Phal.[aena] Bomb.[yx] Montana
TYPE LOCALITY	[South Africa, Western Cape], Kaap de Goede Hoop.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES	Latitude: -34°21'0" Longitude: 18°28'0" Toggle map
TYPE SPECIMEN(S)	Not stated.
STATUS	Unavailable name
COMMENT	A junior primary homonym of Phalaena montana Scopoli, 1763; the objective replacement name is Mesocelis monticola Hübner, 1820.
PUBLICATION	Cramer P. 1780-1782. De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en beschreeven door den heer Pieter Cramer (etc.). - — 4(25-34):1-252, pls 289-396.
PAGINATION	127-128, 250 (index); pl. ccclvi, fig. E

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