Syllepte straminea (Butler, 1875)

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Permalink:	SYLLSTRA
Higher taxa:	Crambidae (family)/  Spilomelinae (subfamily)/  Agroterini (tribe)/  Syllepte (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Butler, 1875)
Citation:	Botys straminea, n. sp.
Original genus:	Botys
Publication:	Butler A. G. 1875b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from southern Africa, with descriptions of new genera and species.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(4) 16
Issue:	96
Pagination:	416
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128302

Syllepte straminea (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Misplaced in Syllepte, see M. A. Solis et al. (2023: 355).

Solis M. A., Mally R., Hayden J. E. & Nuss M. 2023. Revision of the type species of Syllepte Hübner and other spilomeline genera recently synonymized (Lepidoptera: Crambidae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Syllepte straminea (Butler, 1875)	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, no 1055025, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, leg. Burrows.

Distribution note:

The occurrence on Seychelles, Farquhar and Desroches, is doubtful (see Fletcher T. B. 1910a: 307).

Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905).

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Syllepte straminea (Butler, 1875)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Butler A. G. 1875b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from southern Africa, with descriptions of new genera and species. page 416

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Syllepte straminea (1)

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