Aethalopteryx simillima (Hampson, 1916)

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FAMILY	Cossidae
SUBFAMILY	Zeuzerinae
GENUS	Aethalopteryx
SPECIES	simillima
AUTHOR	(Hampson, 1916)
ORIGINAL COMBINATION	Duomitus simillima, sp. n.
TYPE LOCALITY	[Somalia N], Somaliland, Mandera, 47 miles SW of Berbera, 3000 ft, 20.ix.1908, leg. W. Feather.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES	Latitude: 9°52'0" Longitude: 44°43'0" Toggle map
TYPE SPECIMEN(S)	Holotype ♂, BMNH; Paratype 1♂, OUMNH.
STATUS	Species
COMMENT	Transferred to Aethalopteryx by P. Schoorl (1990: 176).
PUBLICATION	Hampson G. F. 1916a. In Poulton, E. B. On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1916(1):91–182, pls 1–2.
PAGINATION	166; pl. 2, fig. 32

Species Distribution

COUNTRY	PROVINCE/STATE	PUBLICATION	PAGE
Ethiopia		Borth R., Ivinskis P., Saldaitis A. & Yakovlev R. V. 2011. Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen). - ZooKeys 122:45–69.	64
Somalia		Hampson G. F. 1916a. In Poulton, E. B. On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1916(1):91–182, pls 1–2.	166

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