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Thacona polyphemus (Kiriakoff, 1962)

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Higher taxa: Scranciidae (family)/  Thacona (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Kiriakoff, 1962)
Citation:Scrancia polyphemus sp. nov.
Original genus:Scrancia
Publication:Kiriakoff S. G. 1962d. Notodontidae africains nouveaux (Lepidoptera). IV.
Journal:Annales du Musée du Congo belge, Zoologie [3, Arthropodes] section 2, Catalogues raisonnés
Volume:114
Issue:
Pagination:32, fig. 40
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Thacona polyphemus (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 polyphemus (Kiriakoff, 1962) Holotype ♂ RMCA Holotype ♂, RMCA. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the [Democratic Republic of Congo], Equateur, Mondombe, 15.ix.1930, leg. F. Oosterman.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Thacona polyphemus (Kiriakoff, 1962) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Kiriakoff S. G. 1962d. Notodontidae africains nouveaux (Lepidoptera). IV. page 32
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination