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Afrotheora jordani (Viette, 1956)

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Higher taxa: Hepialidae (family)/  Afrotheora (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Viette, 1956)
Citation:Eudalaca jordani sp. n.
Original genus:Eudalaca
Publication:Viette P. 1956g. Contribution à l'étude des Hepialidae (31ème note). Sur quelques spécimens du Tring Museum.
Journal:Transactions of the entomological Society of London
Volume:107
Issue:
Pagination:373–374, fig. 1
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Afrotheora jordani (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Afrotheora by E. S. Nielsen & M. Scoble (1986: 43).

Nielsen E. S. & Scoble M. J. 1986. Afrotheora, a new genus of primitive Hepialidae from Africa (Lepidoptera: Hepialioidea).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Afrotheora jordani (Viette, 1956) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK Angola Angola, Huambo Province, Luimbale, Mt Moco, 1800–1900 m, 24.iii.1934, leg. K. Jordan. Nielsen E. S. & Scoble M. J. 1986. Afrotheora, a new genus of primitive Hepialidae from Africa (Lepidoptera: Hepialioidea). page 373–374, fig. 1
Afrotheora jordani (Viette, 1956) Allotype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes 3♂, genitalia slides P. Viette 2570♂, 2412♂, NHMUK [the ♀ mentioned in the original description as allotype is also a male, see E. S. Nielsen & M. Scoble 1986: 49]. Angola Angola, Huambo Province, Luimbale, Mt Moco, 1800–1900 m, 24.iii.1934, leg. K. Jordan. Nielsen E. S. & Scoble M. J. 1986. Afrotheora, a new genus of primitive Hepialidae from Africa (Lepidoptera: Hepialioidea). page 373–374, fig. 1
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Afrotheora jordani (Viette, 1956) Angola Viette P. 1956g. Contribution à l'étude des Hepialidae (31ème note). Sur quelques spécimens du Tring Museum. page 374
Afrotheora jordani (Viette, 1956) South Africa Western Cape page TMSA
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination