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Thacona modesta (Holland, 1893)

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Higher taxa: Scranciidae (family)/  Thacona (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Holland, 1893)
Citation:S.[crancia] modesta, sp. nov.
Original genus:Scrancia
Publication:Holland W. J. 1893a. Descriptions of new species and genera of West African Lepidoptera.
Journal:Psyche
Volume:6
Issue:201
Pagination:537; pl. 17, fig. 33
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13265735
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Thacona modesta (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Thacona by A. Schintlmeister & T. Witt (2015: 20) by synonymizing Scrancia Holland, 1893 with Thacona Walker, 1864.

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
Thacona modesta (Holland, 1893) Syntype ♂ CMNH Syntypes ♂, ♀ [number not stated], CMNH. Gabon Gabon, Valley of the Ogooué River, Kangwé, leg. A. C. Good.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Thacona modesta (Holland, 1893) Canarium schweinfurthii Burseraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 180
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
Thacona orientalis (Kiriakoff, 1962) (Kiriakoff, 1962) species Synonym Scrancia orientalis