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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.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Aethiopsestis austrina Watson, 1965 South Africa page Q. Grobler
Aethiopsestis austrina Watson, 1965 Zimbabwe Watson A. 1965b. Aethiopsestis gen. nov. (Lepidoptera), first record of Thyatiridae from the Ethiopian Region. page 259
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination