Metaleptina nigribasis Holland, 1893
| FAMILY | Nolidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Westermanniinae |
| GENUS | Metaleptina |
| SPECIES | nigribasis |
| AUTHOR | Holland, 1893 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | M.[etaleptina] nigribasis, sp. nov. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [Gabon], Valley of the Ogooué River. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, CMNH. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Holland W. J. 1893a. Descriptions of new species and genera of West African Lepidoptera. - Psyche 6(201):373–376, 393–400, 411–418, 431–434, 451–454, 469–476 (…) 549–552, 565–568, pls 10, 17, 18, 20, 21. |
| PAGINATION | 551 |
Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Hampson G. F. 1912a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Volume XI. - — 11:i–xvii, 1–689, pls 174–191. | 622 | |
| Gabon | Holland W. J. 1893a. Descriptions of new species and genera of West African Lepidoptera. - Psyche 6(201):373–376, 393–400, 411–418, 431–434, 451–454, 469–476 (…) 549–552, 565–568, pls 10, 17, 18, 20, 21. | 551 | |
| Kenya | Lehmann I. & Kioko E. 2000. Preliminary survey on butterflies and moths and their habitats in two Kaya forests of the Kenya coast. - Metamorphosys Occasial Supplements 4:1–51. | ||
| Nigeria | Hampson G. F. 1912a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Volume XI. - — 11:i–xvii, 1–689, pls 174–191. | 622 |
Host Plants
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