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Afroplitis balachowskyi (Kiriakoff, 1973)

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Higher taxa: Notodontidae (family)/  Notodontinae (subfamily)/  Dicranurini (tribe)/  Afroplitis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Kiriakoff, 1973)
Citation:Simesia balachowskyi sp. nov.
Original genus:Simesia
Publication:Kiriakoff S. G. 1973b. Hétérocères nouveaux africains.
Journal:Lambillionea
Volume:73
Issue:7–8
Pagination:62–64, fig. 2
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Afroplitis balachowskyi (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Afroplitis by A. Schintlmeister & T. Witt (2015: 40).

Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Afroplitis balachowskyi (Kiriakoff, 1973) Holotype ♂ MNHN Holotype ♂, MNHN. Djibouti Djibouti, Territoire français des Afars et des Issas (Somalie), Day Massif, National Park, 1400 m, 01.xii.1972, leg. A. S. Balachowsky & J.-J. Menier.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Afroplitis balachowskyi (Kiriakoff, 1973) Djibouti Kiriakoff S. G. 1973b. Hétérocères nouveaux africains. page 64
Afroplitis balachowskyi (Kiriakoff, 1973) Ethiopia Schintlmeister A. 2018. A review of the genus Afroplitis Kiriakoff, 1964 (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) with description of seven new species. page 716
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