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Autophila pauli Boursin, 1940

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Toxocampinae (subfamily)/  Toxocampini (tribe)/  Autophila (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Boursin, 1940
Citation:Aut.[ophila] pauli n. sp.
Original genus:Autophila
Publication:Boursin Ch. 1940a. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der "Agrotidae-Trifinae" XXIII. 1. Neue palaearktische Arten und Formen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Gattung Autophila Hb.
Journal:Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft
Volume:30
Issue:2
Pagination:526–527; pl. 11, fig. 82
Taxonomic note:

[previously listed as Autophila ligaminosa (Eversmann, 1851) by A. Legrain & E. P. Wiltshire, 1994].

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Autophila pauli Boursin, 1940 Holotype ♂ Holotype ♂, coll. Boursin Israel [Israel], Palestine, Dead Sea, leg. J. Paulus.
Autophila pauli Boursin, 1940 Allotype ♀ Allotype ♀, coll. Boursin Israel [Israel], Palestine, Dead Sea, leg. J. Paulus.
Autophila pauli Boursin, 1940 Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes 6♂, NHMUK, MfN. Israel [Israel], Palestine, Dead Sea, leg. J. Paulus.
Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Israel, Egypt (Sinai), Jordan, Palestine.

Plant note:

Probably on the roots of different types of vegetables (see M. Fibiger & A. Legrain 2009: 547).

Fibiger M. & Legrain A. 2009. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Noctuoidea. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination