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Metarctia virgata Joicey & Talbot, 1921

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/ Arctiinae (subfamily)/ Syntomini (tribe)/ Thyretina (subtribe)/ Metarctia (genus)/ Metarctia (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Citation:	Metarctia virgata sp. nov.
Original genus:	Metarctia
Publication:	Joicey J. J. & Talbot G. 1921b. New Lepidoptera collected by Mr. T. A. Barnes, in East Central Africa. V.– New Heterocera.
Journal:	Bulletin of the Hill Museum
Volume:	1
Issue:	1
Pagination:	158
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32286062

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Metarctia virgata (1)

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Metarctia virgata Joicey & Talbot, 1921	Allotype	♀	NHMUK	Neallotype ♀, designated by S. G. Kiriakoff (1956a: 40), NHMUK.	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	[Democratic Republic of Congo], N Kivu, Mikeno Volcano, 2400 ft, ix.1919, leg. T. A. Barns.	Kiriakoff S. G. 1956a. Lépidoptères Hétérocères africains nouveaux du Musée Royal du Congo Belge. page 158
Metarctia virgata Joicey & Talbot, 1921	Syntype	♂	NHMUK	Syntypes 2♂, NHMUK	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	[Democratic Republic of Congo], N Kivu, Mikeno Volcano, 2400 ft, ix.1919, leg. T. A. Barns.	Kiriakoff S. G. 1956a. Lépidoptères Hétérocères africains nouveaux du Musée Royal du Congo Belge. page 158

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Metarctia virgata Joicey & Talbot, 1921	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Joicey J. J. & Talbot G. 1921b. New Lepidoptera collected by Mr. T. A. Barnes, in East Central Africa. V.– New Heterocera. page 158
Metarctia virgata Joicey & Talbot, 1921	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Debauche H. R. 1942. Lepidoptera, Heterocera. Exploration du Parc National Albert. Mission G. F. De Witte (1933–1935). page 12 (as wittei)
Metarctia virgata Joicey & Talbot, 1921	Rwanda		Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region. page 83
Metarctia virgata Joicey & Talbot, 1921	Uganda		Kiriakoff S. G. 1956a. Lépidoptères Hétérocères africains nouveaux du Musée Royal du Congo Belge. page 40

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Metarctia wittei Debauche, 1942	Debauche, 1942	species	Synonym	Metarctia wittei