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Melisa croceipes (Aurivillius, 1892)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Melisa (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Aurivillius, 1892)
Citation:Balacra? Croceipes n. sp.
Original genus:Balacra
Publication:Aurivillius C. 1892. Verzeichniss einer von Herrn Fritz Theorin aus Gabon und dem Gebiete des Camerunflusses heimgebrachten Schmetterlings-Sammlung. II. Heterocera.
Journal:Entomologisk Tidskrift
Volume:13
Issue:
Pagination:200
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12120937
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Melisa croceipes (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Melisa by Ł. Przybyłowicz (2009: 17).

Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Melisa croceipes (Aurivillius, 1892) Syntype ♂ SNHM Syntypes ♂, ♀, SNHM. Cameroon Cameroon, leg. Y. Sjöstedt.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Melisa croceipes (Aurivillius, 1892) Burundi Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region. page 56
Melisa croceipes (Aurivillius, 1892) Cameroon Aurivillius C. 1892. Verzeichniss einer von Herrn Fritz Theorin aus Gabon und dem Gebiete des Camerunflusses heimgebrachten Schmetterlings-Sammlung. II. Heterocera. page 200
Melisa croceipes (Aurivillius, 1892) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Dufrane A. 1945. Lépidoptères du Kivu (3e note). page 136
Melisa croceipes (Aurivillius, 1892) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 79 (as atavistis)
Melisa croceipes (Aurivillius, 1892) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 79 (as atavistis)
Melisa croceipes (Aurivillius, 1892) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 79 (as atavistis)
Melisa croceipes (Aurivillius, 1892) Côte d'Ivoire Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region. page 56
Melisa croceipes (Aurivillius, 1892) 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 192 (as atavistis)
Melisa croceipes (Aurivillius, 1892) Ghana Hampson G. F. 1911. Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae, and Noctuidae. page 395 (as atavistis)
Melisa croceipes (Aurivillius, 1892) Guinea Ochse M. 2017. Arctiinae der Subtribus Thyretina in der westafrikanischen Regenwaldregion (Erebidae). page 12
Melisa croceipes (Aurivillius, 1892) Liberia Ochse M. 2017. Arctiinae der Subtribus Thyretina in der westafrikanischen Regenwaldregion (Erebidae). page 12
Melisa croceipes (Aurivillius, 1892) Nigeria Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region. page 56
Melisa croceipes (Aurivillius, 1892) Tanzania Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region. page 56
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Melisa atavistis Hampson, 1911 Hampson, 1911 species Synonym Melisa atavistis
Melisa mariae Dufrane, 1945 Dufrane, 1945 species Synonym Melisa mariae