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Bombycopsis pittawayi (Wiltshire & Legrain, 1997)

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Higher taxa: Lasiocampidae (family)/  Lasiocampinae (subfamily)/  Lasiocampini (tribe)/  Bombycopsis (genus)/  Bufoidia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Wiltshire & Legrain, 1997)
Citation:Bufoidia pittawayi n. sp.
Original genus:Bufoidia
Publication:Wiltshire E. P. & Legrain A. 1997. Bufoidia n. gen. (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), its Arabian taxa, and their affinity to other moths of the family Lasiocampidae.
Journal:Fauna of Saudi Arabia
Volume:16
Issue:
Pagination:333–335, figs 3, 5–6, 22–25; pls. 1–2
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Bombycopsis pittawayi (1)
Taxonomic note:

Does not belong to Bombycopsis, see Joannou & M. Krüger (2009: 80), and H. Hacker (2016: 43).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Bombycopsis pittawayi (Wiltshire & Legrain, 1997) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, Al Foqa, Olaea-Dodonaea zone, Asir Mts, 09.iv.1983, leg. A. R. Pittaway.
Bombycopsis pittawayi (Wiltshire & Legrain, 1997) Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes 54♂, 27♀, genitalia slides 1217♀, 1218, 2114♂, 2789♂, 2823♂, NHMUK, LNK, RBINS. Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, Al Foqa, Olaea-Dodonaea zone, Asir Mts, 09.iv.1983, leg. A. R. Pittaway.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Bombycopsis pittawayi (Wiltshire & Legrain, 1997) Acacia sp. Fabaceae Saudi Arabia Wiltshire E. P. & Legrain A. 1997. Bufoidia n. gen. (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), its Arabian taxa, and their affinity to other moths of the family Lasiocampidae. page 335
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