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Mentaxya varia (Walker, 1865)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Noctuinae (subfamily)/  Noctuini (tribe)/  Agrotina (subtribe)/  Mentaxya (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Mentaxya rimosa
Authorship:(Walker, 1865)
Citation:Agrotis varia
Original genus:Agrotis
Publication:Walker F. 1865b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXII.– Supplement Part 2.
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Volume:32
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Pagination:694
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38917257
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Mentaxya varia (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Agrotis rimosa Guenée, 1852; synonymized by R. W. Poole (1989: 646).

Poole R. W. 1989. Noctuidae. – In: Heppner J. B. (Ed.) Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fasc. 118, Parts 1, 2, 3.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Mentaxya varia (Walker, 1865) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, genitalia slide 624♀, NHMUK. South Africa [South Africa, Western Cape], Cape Town, 1861, leg. R. Trimen.
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