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Aethiopsestis austrina Watson, 1965

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Higher taxa: Drepanidae (family)/  Thyatirinae (subfamily)/  Polyplocini (tribe)/  Aethiopsestis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Watson, 1965
Citation:Aethiopsestis austrina spec. nov.
Original genus:Aethiopsestis
Publication:Watson A. 1965b. Aethiopsestis gen. nov. (Lepidoptera), first record of Thyatiridae from the Ethiopian Region.
Journal:Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa
Volume:27
Issue:2
Pagination:259–260, figs 1–5; pl. 4, figs 1–4; pl. 5, figs 1, 2.
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Aethiopsestis austrina (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Aethiopsestis austrina Watson, 1965 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, type no NHMUK014173150, genitalia slide Thyatiridae 196♂, NHMUK Zimbabwe Zimbabwe, S Rhodesia, Vumba Mts, 19.iii.1961, leg. B. D. Barnes.
Aethiopsestis austrina Watson, 1965 Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes 6♂, 1♀, genitalia slide Thyatiridae 41♀, NHMUK, NMB. Zimbabwe Zimbabwe, S Rhodesia, Vumba Mts, 19.iii.1961, leg. B. D. Barnes.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination