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
