Aletis forbesi Druce, 1884

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Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Sterrhinae (subfamily)/  Scopulini (tribe)/  Aletis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Druce, 1884
Citation:	Aletis forbesi, sp. n.
Original genus:	Aletis
Publication:	Druce H. 1884. On the Lepidoptera collected by the late W. A. Forbes on the Banks of the Lower Niger. — Rhopalocera by F. D. Godman and O. Salvin. Heterocera by H. Druce.
Journal:	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:	1884
Issue:	2
Pagination:	227; pl. 17, fig. 4
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28690092

Aletis forbesi (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Aletis by synonymizing Cartaletis under Aletis (P. Sihvonen et al. 2020: 610).

Sihvonen P., Murillo‐Ramos L., Brehm G., Staude H. & Wahlberg N. 2020. Molecular phylogeny of Sterrhinae moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): towards a global classification.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Aletis forbesi Druce, 1884	Syntype	unknown	NHMUK	3 Syntypes, NHMUK.	Nigeria	[Nigeria], Banks of the Lower Niger, Old Calabar; Cameroon.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Aletis forbesi Druce, 1884	Cameroon		Druce H. 1884. On the Lepidoptera collected by the late W. A. Forbes on the Banks of the Lower Niger. — Rhopalocera by F. D. Godman and O. Salvin. Heterocera by H. Druce. page 227
Aletis forbesi Druce, 1884	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Prout L. B. 1929–1938. Die Spannerartigen Nachtfalter (Geometridae). Die Afrikanischen Spanner. Geometridae. – In: Seitz A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. page 8
Aletis forbesi Druce, 1884	Gabon		Prout L. B. 1929–1938. Die Spannerartigen Nachtfalter (Geometridae). Die Afrikanischen Spanner. Geometridae. – In: Seitz A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. page 8
Aletis forbesi Druce, 1884	Nigeria		Druce H. 1884. On the Lepidoptera collected by the late W. A. Forbes on the Banks of the Lower Niger. — Rhopalocera by F. D. Godman and O. Salvin. Heterocera by H. Druce. page 227

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Aletis forbesi (1)

Aletis forbesi (2)

Aletis forbesi (3)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Aletis flexilimes (Warren, 1897)	(Warren, 1897)	species	Synonym	Cartaletis flexilimes