Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Hypeninae (subfamily)/  Zekelita (genus)/  Zekelita (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Hampson, 1910)
Citation:	Rhynchina leucodonta, sp. n.
Original genus:	Rhynchina
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae.
Journal:	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:	1910
Issue:	2
Pagination:	450–451; pl. 38, fig. 34
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31563198

Zekelita leucodonta (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Zekelita by M. Lödl & B. Mayerl (1998: 172). Transferred to subgenus Zekelita by H. Hacker (2021: 200).

Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 16391♂, NHMUK.	Zambia	Zambia, Central Province, NW Rhodesia, Alala Plateau, Mkushi District, ca 4000 ft, 20.ix.1905, leg. S. A. Neave.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)	Angola		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 178
Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)	Burkina Faso		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 178
Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)	Ethiopia		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 178
Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)	Gambia		Lödl M. & Mayerl B. 1998. Revision der Gattung Zekelita Walker, 1863 (= Rhynchodontodes Warren, 1913) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae). page 172
Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)	Ghana		Lödl M. & Mayerl B. 1998. Revision der Gattung Zekelita Walker, 1863 (= Rhynchodontodes Warren, 1913) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae). page 172
Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)	Kenya		Lehmann I. & Kioko E. 2005. Lepidoptera diversity, floristic composition and structure of three Kaya forests on the south coast of Kenya. page 49
Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)	Madagascar		Lödl M. & Mayerl B. 1998. Revision der Gattung Zekelita Walker, 1863 (= Rhynchodontodes Warren, 1913) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae). page 172
Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)	Malawi		Lödl M. & Mayerl B. 1998. Revision der Gattung Zekelita Walker, 1863 (= Rhynchodontodes Warren, 1913) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae). page 172
Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)	Mali		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 178
Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)	Mauritania		Hacker H. H. & Hausmann A. 2010. Noctuidae collected by Karlheinz Politzar in Bogué, Mauritania (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). page 102
Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)	Mozambique		Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 200
Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)	Nigeria		Lödl M. & Mayerl B. 1998. Revision der Gattung Zekelita Walker, 1863 (= Rhynchodontodes Warren, 1913) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae). page 172
Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)	Senegal		Lödl M. & Mayerl B. 1998. Revision der Gattung Zekelita Walker, 1863 (= Rhynchodontodes Warren, 1913) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae). page 172
Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)	South Africa	Limpopo	Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 200
Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	page J. Heyns
Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)	Sudan		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 178
Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)	Tanzania		Lödl M. & Mayerl B. 1998. Revision der Gattung Zekelita Walker, 1863 (= Rhynchodontodes Warren, 1913) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae). page 172
Zekelita leucodonta (Hampson, 1910)	Zambia		Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 451

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Zekelita leucodonta (1)

Zekelita leucodonta (2)

Zekelita leucodonta (3)

Zekelita leucodonta (4)

Zekelita leucodonta (5)

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