Metarctia upembae Kiriakoff, 1949

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Permalink:	METAUPEM
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Metarctia (genus)/  Metarctia (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Kiriakoff, 1949
Citation:	Metarctia (Oenarctia) upembae sp. n.
Original genus:	Metarctia
Publication:	Kiriakoff S. G. 1954e. Explorations du Parc National de l'Upemba. Lepidoptera Heterocera.
Journal:	Institut des Parcs Nationaux du Congo belge
Volume:	26
Issue:
Pagination:	28–29; pl. 1, fig. 6; pl. 3, fig. 2
URL:	http://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/institut-des-parcs-nationaux-du-congo/exploration-du-parc-national-de-lupemba/26-1954-mission-zending-g-f-de-witte-lepidoptera-heterocera/irscnb_p2321_rbins21170_26-7-74-red.pdf http://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/institut-des-parcs-nationaux-du-congo/exploration-du-parc-national-de-lupemba/26-1954-mission-zending-g-f-de-witte-lepidoptera-heterocera/irscnb_p2321_rbins21170_26-7-74-red.pdf

Metarctia upembae (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Metarctia upembae Kiriakoff, 1949	Holotype	♂	RMCA	Holotype ♂, RMCA	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	[Democratic Republic of Congo, Katanga], P. N. U. [Upemba National Park], Kankunda, rive droite Lupiala, 1300 m, 13–27.xi.1947, leg. G. F. de Witte.
Metarctia upembae Kiriakoff, 1949	Paratype	♂	RMCA	Paratype 1♂, RMCA.	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	[Democratic Republic of Congo, Katanga], P. N. U. [Upemba National Park], Kankunda, rive droite Lupiala, 1300 m, 13–27.xi.1947, leg. G. F. de Witte.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Metarctia upembae Kiriakoff, 1949	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Kiriakoff S. G. 1954e. Explorations du Parc National de l'Upemba. Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 28
Metarctia upembae Kiriakoff, 1949	Tanzania		Kiriakoff S. G. 1956a. Lépidoptères Hétérocères africains nouveaux du Musée Royal du Congo Belge. page 42

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Metarctia upembae (1)

Metarctia upembae (2)

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