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Aletis variabilis Butler, 1878

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Sterrhinae (subfamily)/  Scopulini (tribe)/  Aletis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Butler, 1878
Citation:Aletis variabilis, n. sp.
Original genus:Aletis
Publication:Butler A. G. 1878e. Descriptions of new Lepidoptera of the group Bombycites, in the collection of the British Museum.
Journal:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:1878
Issue:2
Pagination:386
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28511616
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Aletis variabilis (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Aletis by synonymizing Cartaletis under Aletis (P. Sihvonen et al. 2020: 610).

Sihvonen P., Murillo‐Ramos L., Brehm G., Staude H. & Wahlberg N. 2020. Molecular phylogeny of Sterrhinae moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): towards a global classification.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Aletis variabilis Butler, 1878 Syntype ♀ NHMUK Syntypes ♀, NHMUK. Angola Angola, Ambriz, leg. J. J. Monteiro.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Aletis variabilis Butler, 1878 Angola Butler A. G. 1878e. Descriptions of new Lepidoptera of the group Bombycites, in the collection of the British Museum. page 386
Aletis variabilis Butler, 1878 Cameroon Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1. page 1338
Aletis variabilis Butler, 1878 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Aurivillius C. 1906. Verzeichnis von Lepidopteren, gesammelt bei Mukimbungu am unteren Kongo von Herrn E. Laman. Zweite und dritte Sendung. page 15
Aletis variabilis Butler, 1878 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa Aurivillius C. 1925b. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der zweiten Deutschen Zentralafrika-Expedition 1910–1911 unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzog zu Mecklenburg. Band 1 Zoologie, Lieferung 18, Lepidoptera IV. page 1338
Aletis variabilis Butler, 1878 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Druce H. 1910a. Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera from tropical Africa. page 401 (as thestis)
Aletis variabilis Butler, 1878 Kenya Le Cerf F. 1922c. Voyage de Mr. le Baron Maurice de Rothschild en Ethiopie et en Afrique orientale anglaise (1904–1905). Lépidoptères. Hétérocères. page 436
Aletis variabilis Butler, 1878 Uganda Warren W. 1905e. New African Thyrididae, Uraniidae, and Geometridae. page 383 (as ampliflava)
Aletis variabilis Butler, 1878 Uganda Ssese Islands Grünberg K. 1910a. Zur Kenntnis der Lepidopterenfauna der Sesse-Inseln im Victoria Nyanza. page 155
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Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
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Aletis agis (Druce, 1910) (Druce, 1910) species Synonym Amnemopsyche agis
Aletis ampliflava (Warren, 1905) (Warren, 1905) species Misapplied Leptaletis ampliflava
Aletis thestis (Druce, 1910) (Druce, 1910) species Synonym Amnemopsyche thestis