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Polienus modestus Distant, 1903

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Higher taxa: Notodontidae (family)/  Spataliinae (subfamily)/  Polienus (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Polienus capillata
Authorship:Distant, 1903
Citation:Polienus modestus, sp. n.
Original genus:Polienus
Publication:Distant W. L. 1903. Insecta Transvaaliensia: a contribution to a knowledge of the Entomology of South Africa. Order Lepidoptera. Suborder Heterocera.
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Pagination:94, fig. 10
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13982372
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Polienus modestus (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Simyra capillata Wallengren, 1875; synonymized by S. G. Kiriakoff (1961c: 113).

Kiriakoff S. G. 1961c. Notes sur les Notodontidae (Lepidoptera) Pydna Walker et genres voisins. Première partie.
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Polienus modestus Distant, 1903 Syntype ♂ NHMUK Syntypes ♂, ♀ [number not stated], NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, Gauteng, Transvaal, Pretoria, ii.1895, leg. W. L. Distant.
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