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Mentaxya rimosa (Guenée, 1852)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Noctuinae (subfamily)/  Noctuini (tribe)/  Agrotina (subtribe)/  Mentaxya (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Guenée, 1852)
Citation:Agrotis Rimosa Gn.
Original genus:Agrotis
Publication:Guenée A. M. 1852a. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. V. Species général des Lépidoptères. Noctuélites. Tome I.
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Volume:5
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Pagination:277
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9811149
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Mentaxya perfecta (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Mentaxya rimosa (Guenée, 1852) Holotype ♀ MNHN Holotype ♀, not retrieved (A. Legrain i.l. 2018), MNHN. South Africa [South Africa, Western Cape], Cap de Bonne-Espérence.
Distribution note:

The records of Kenya (Berio 1955d: 216), Lesotho (Berio 1955s: 218 as viridea), and Zimbabwe (Pinhey 1975: 186) are misidentifications of other species.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Mentaxya rimosa (Guenée, 1852) South Africa Western Cape Guenée A. M. 1852a. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. V. Species général des Lépidoptères. Noctuélites. Tome I. page 277
Mentaxya rimosa (Guenée, 1852) South Africa Eastern Cape Berio E. 1955d. Georyx muscosa Gey. e le specie affini (Lepid. Noct.). page 217 (as perfecta)
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Mentaxya cumulata (Walker, 1865) (Walker, 1865) species Synonym Diphthera cumulata
Mentaxya perfecta (Berio, 1955) (Berio, 1955) species Misapplied Georyx perfecta
Mentaxya polita (Berio, 1955) (Berio, 1955) species Misapplied Georyx polita
Mentaxya rubra (Berio, 1955) (Berio, 1955) species Misapplied Georyx rubra
Mentaxya tipica (Berio, 1955) (Berio, 1955) species Misapplied Georyx tipica
Mentaxya varia (Walker, 1865) (Walker, 1865) species Synonym Agrotis varia
Mentaxya viridea (Berio, 1955) (Berio, 1955) species Misapplied Georyx viridea