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Isturgia contexta (Saalmüller, 1891)

Permalink:	ISTUCONT
Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/ Ennominae (subfamily)/ Macariini (tribe)/ Isturgia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Saalmüller, 1891)
Citation:	Tephrina Contexta Saalm.
Original genus:	Tephrina
Publication:	Saalmüller M. & von Heyden L. 1891. Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Zweite Abtheilung. Heterocera: Noctuae, Geometrae, Microlepidoptera.
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Pagination:	498; pl. 14, fig. 275
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9316096

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Isturgia contexta (1)

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Isturgia contexta (Saalmüller, 1891)	Holotype	♀	SNMF	Holotype ♀, not traced in SNMF (see M. Krüger 2001a: 87).	Madagascar	Madagascar, Nossi Be.	Krüger M. 2001a. A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia. page 498; pl. 14, fig. 275

Distribution note:

The record from Kenya, Pemba Island (Pagenstecher 1907: 96) needs confirmation (see Krüger 2001a: 88).

Krüger M. 2001a. A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Isturgia contexta (Saalmüller, 1891)	Comoros	Mohéli (Mwali)	Herbulot C. 1979g. Lépidoptères Geometridae de l'Archipel des Comores. – In: Matile L (ed.) Faune entomologique de l'Archipel des Comores. page 161
Isturgia contexta (Saalmüller, 1891)	Comoros	Mayotte (Maore)	Herbulot C. 1979g. Lépidoptères Geometridae de l'Archipel des Comores. – In: Matile L (ed.) Faune entomologique de l'Archipel des Comores. page 161
Isturgia contexta (Saalmüller, 1891)	Comoros	Grande Comore (Ngazidja)	Herbulot C. 1979g. Lépidoptères Geometridae de l'Archipel des Comores. – In: Matile L (ed.) Faune entomologique de l'Archipel des Comores. page 161
Isturgia contexta (Saalmüller, 1891)	Madagascar		Pagenstecher A. 1907. In: Voeltzkow, A. Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–05. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse 2. Systematische Arbeiten, Bd 2,Hft 2 (Lepidoptera Heterocera von Madagaskar, den Comoren und Ostafrika: Uraniidae, Geometridae, Noctuidae, Pyralidae, Thyrididae, ... page 96
Isturgia contexta (Saalmüller, 1891)	Madagascar	Nosy Bé	Saalmüller M. & von Heyden L. 1891. Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Zweite Abtheilung. Heterocera: Noctuae, Geometrae, Microlepidoptera. page 498

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Isturgia caeca (Saalmüller, 1891)	(Saalmüller, 1891)	species	Synonym	Tephrina caeca