Agaphthora semihyalina (Kirby, 1896)

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Permalink:	CERYSEMI
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Syntomina (subtribe)/  Agaphthora (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Kirby, 1896)
Citation:	Zygaena semihyalina, sp. n.
Original genus:	Zygaena
Publication:	Kirby W. F. 1896. On a collection of moths from East Africa formed by Dr. W. J. Ansorge, Medical Officer to the Uganda Administration.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(6) 18
Issue:	107
Pagination:	379; pl. 19, fig. 5
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19211328

Agaphthora semihyalina (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Agaphthora by J. J. de Freina & W. De Prins (2022a: 100).

de Freina J. J. & De Prins W. 2022a. Nomenclatural notes on Ceryx Wallengren, 1863, Trichaeta Swinhoe, 1892 and Agaphthora Meyrick, 1886 stat. rest. (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Syntomini).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Agaphthora semihyalina (Kirby, 1896)	Syntype	unknown	NHMUK	2 Syntypes, NHMUK.	Uganda	[Uganda], Port Alice, 30.vi.1891, leg. W. J. Ansorge.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Agaphthora semihyalina (Kirby, 1896)	Equatorial Guinea		Strand E. 1912k. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch Guinea. Lepidoptera I. (Saturniidae, Brahmaeidae, Striphnopterygidae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Syntomididae [sic], Hypsidae und Agaristidae). page 174
Agaphthora semihyalina (Kirby, 1896)	Ghana		Przybyłowicz Ł. & Kühne L. 2008. Syntominae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 146
Agaphthora semihyalina (Kirby, 1896)	Kenya		Hampson G. F. 1898a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Syntomidae. page 47
Agaphthora semihyalina (Kirby, 1896)	Uganda		Kirby W. F. 1896. On a collection of moths from East Africa formed by Dr. W. J. Ansorge, Medical Officer to the Uganda Administration. page 379

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Agaphthora semihyalina (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Agaphthora macula (Strand, 1912)	(Strand, 1912)	species	Synonym	Ceryx macula