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Hecata splendens (Druce, 1888)

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Higher taxa: Lasiocampidae (family)/  Lasiocampinae (subfamily)/  Lasiocampini (tribe)/  Hecata (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Druce, 1888)
Citation:Megasoma splendens, n. sp.
Original genus:Megasoma
Publication:Druce H. 1888. Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera, mostly from tropical Africa.
Journal:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:1887
Issue:
Pagination:679; pl. 55, fig. 10
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31784342
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Hecata splendens (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Hecata by A. M. Prozorov & V. V. Zolotuhin (2012b: 216).

Prozorov A. M. & Zolotuhin V. V. 2012b. Seven new monotypic genera of African Lasiocampidae (Lepidoptera).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Hecata splendens (Druce, 1888) Syntype ♂ NHMUK Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK. Cameroon Cameroon, W Africa, leg. Rutherford.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Hecata splendens (Druce, 1888) Cameroon Druce H. 1888. Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera, mostly from tropical Africa. page 679
Hecata splendens (Druce, 1888) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Prozorov A. M. & Zolotuhin V. V. 2012b. Seven new monotypic genera of African Lasiocampidae (Lepidoptera). page 219
Hecata splendens (Druce, 1888) Côte d'Ivoire Prozorov A. M. & Zolotuhin V. V. 2012b. Seven new monotypic genera of African Lasiocampidae (Lepidoptera). page 219
Hecata splendens (Druce, 1888) Equatorial Guinea Strand E. 1912l. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea. Lepidoptera II. (Lasiocampidae). page 137
Hecata splendens (Druce, 1888) Gabon Prozorov A. M. & Zolotuhin V. V. 2012b. Seven new monotypic genera of African Lasiocampidae (Lepidoptera). page 212
Hecata splendens (Druce, 1888) Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 39
Hecata splendens (Druce, 1888) Kenya Prozorov A. M. & Zolotuhin V. V. 2012b. Seven new monotypic genera of African Lasiocampidae (Lepidoptera). page 219
Hecata splendens (Druce, 1888) Nigeria Druce H. 1888. Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera, mostly from tropical Africa. page 679
Hecata splendens (Druce, 1888) Sierra Leone Prozorov A. M. & Zolotuhin V. V. 2012b. Seven new monotypic genera of African Lasiocampidae (Lepidoptera). page 212
Hecata splendens (Druce, 1888) Zambia Prozorov A. M. & Zolotuhin V. V. 2012b. Seven new monotypic genera of African Lasiocampidae (Lepidoptera). page 219
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