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Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Xyleninae (subfamily)/  Dypterygiini (tribe)/  Magusa (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Saalmüller, 1891)
Citation:Callixena Versicolora n. sp.
Original genus:Callixena
Publication:Saalmüller M. & von Heyden L. 1891. Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Zweite Abtheilung. Heterocera: Noctuae, Geometrae, Microlepidoptera.
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Pagination:325–326; pl. 10, fig. 164
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9315923
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Magusa versicolora (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Magusa by G. F. Hampson (1908b: 57).

Hampson G. F. 1908b. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VII. Subfam. Acronyctinae.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Lectotype ♀ MfN Lectotype ♀, designated by P. Viette (1965b: 303), MfN. Madagascar Madagascar W, leg. Hildebrandt. Viette P. 1965b. Noctuelles Trifides de Madagascar: Ecologie, Biogéographie, Morphologie et Taxonomie (Lep.), suite. Insectes Lépidoptères Noctuidae. Amphipyrinae (part.). page 325–326; pl. 10, fig. 164
Distribution note:

The record of Saudi Arabia (Wiltshire 1983: 310) needs confirmation.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Cameroon page F. Aulombard
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Central African Republic page F. Aulombard
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Comoros Anjouan (Nzwani) Viette P. 1979d. Lépidoptères Noctuidae trifides de l'archipel des Comores. – In: Matile L (ed.) Faune entomologique de l'Archipel des Comores. page 173
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Comoros Mayotte (Maore) Viette P. 1979d. Lépidoptères Noctuidae trifides de l'archipel des Comores. – In: Matile L (ed.) Faune entomologique de l'Archipel des Comores. page 173
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Comoros Viette P. 1965b. Noctuelles Trifides de Madagascar: Ecologie, Biogéographie, Morphologie et Taxonomie (Lep.), suite. Insectes Lépidoptères Noctuidae. Amphipyrinae (part.). page 307
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu page RMCA
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai Berio E. 1966a. Reperti di nuove Amphipyrinae dell'Africa Equatoriale con note sinonimiche (Lepidoptera - Noctuidae). page 31 (as plagiata)
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Fletcher D. S. 1963a. Exploration du Parc National Albert (deuxième série). 1. Geometridae; 2. Noctuidae. page 79
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Ethiopia Laporte B. 1977c. Noctuidae (sauf les Plusiinae). – In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 54
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Gabon Laporte B. 1970a. Lépidoptères capturés par la mission biologique au Gabon. page 371
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Ghana Hampson G. F. 1908b. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VII. Subfam. Acronyctinae. page 58
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Kenya Fletcher D. S. 1963a. Exploration du Parc National Albert (deuxième série). 1. Geometridae; 2. Noctuidae. page 79
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Madagascar Saalmüller M. & von Heyden L. 1891. Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Zweite Abtheilung. Heterocera: Noctuae, Geometrae, Microlepidoptera. page 326
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Madagascar Nosy Bé Saalmüller M. & von Heyden L. 1891. Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Zweite Abtheilung. Heterocera: Noctuae, Geometrae, Microlepidoptera. page 326
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Malawi Fletcher D. S. 1963a. Exploration du Parc National Albert (deuxième série). 1. Geometridae; 2. Noctuidae. page 79
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Nigeria Fletcher D. S. 1963a. Exploration du Parc National Albert (deuxième série). 1. Geometridae; 2. Noctuidae. page 79
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Réunion Guillermet C. & Guillermet C. W. W. 1986. Contribution à l'étude des Papillons Hétérocères de l'Ile de la Réunion. Résultats des chasses de nuit à l'usage des amateurs et des débutants. page 190
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Saudi Arabia Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 586
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) South Africa Gauteng page J. Heyns
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 53
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) South Africa Northern Cape Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 53
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) South Africa Western Cape Hampson G. F. 1908b. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VII. Subfam. Acronyctinae. page 58
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) South Africa Eastern Cape Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 474
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Tanzania page NHMO
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Yemen Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Bischof A. 1999. Lepidoptera of Yemen Arab Republic, collected by A. Bischof, H. Hacker and H.-P. Schreier in autumn 1996 and B. Müller in summer 1987. page 278
Magusa versicolora (Saalmüller, 1891) Zimbabwe page R. Butler
Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1937: 123).

Townsend A. L. H. 1937. Miscellaneous notes on the early stages of certain Heterocera.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Magusa callixena Strand, 1916 Strand, 1916 species Misapplied Magusa callixena
Magusa plagiata Berio, 1966 Berio, 1966 species Synonym Magusa plagiata
Magusa saalmuelleri Berio, 1966 Berio, 1966 species Misapplied Magusa saalmuelleri
Magusa subterminalis Strand, 1916 Strand, 1916 species Misapplied Magusa subterminalis