Metachrostis giganteana Hacker, 2019
FAMILY | Erebidae |
SUBFAMILY | Boletobiinae |
GENUS | Metachrostis |
SPECIES | giganteana |
AUTHOR | Hacker, 2019 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Metachrostis giganteana Hacker spec. nov. |
TYPE LOCALITY | Cameroon, Adamaoua, near Ngaoundéré, Ngaoundaba, 1350 m, 14–19.x.2004, leg. A. Legrain. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, genitalia slide H. Hacker 19336♂, coll. Legrain; Paratypes 3♂, 2♀, genitalia slide H. Hacker 17007♂, ZSM, coll. Legrain. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Hacker H. H. 2019a. Biogeograpy; Boletobiinae (Erebidae). Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. Volume 1. - — 1:1–815, incl. 150 colour plates. |
PAGINATION | 400–401; pl. 37, figs 385a–d |
Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Cameroon | Hacker H. H. 2019a. Biogeograpy; Boletobiinae (Erebidae). Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. Volume 1. - — 1:1–815, incl. 150 colour plates. | 400 | |
Nigeria | Hacker H. H. 2019a. Biogeograpy; Boletobiinae (Erebidae). Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. Volume 1. - — 1:1–815, incl. 150 colour plates. | 400 | |
Senegal | Hacker H. H. 2019a. Biogeograpy; Boletobiinae (Erebidae). Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. Volume 1. - — 1:1–815, incl. 150 colour plates. | 400 |
Host Plants
Unknown