Zekelita taruensis (Butler, 1898)

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Hypeninae (subfamily)/  Zekelita (genus)/  Zekelita (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Butler, 1898)
Citation:	Rhynchina taruensis, sp. n.
Original genus:	Rhynchina
Publication:	Butler A. G. 1898b. On a collection of Lepidoptera made in British East Africa by Mr. C. S. Betton.
Journal:	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:	1898
Issue:	3
Pagination:	426
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30952783

Zekelita taruensis (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Zekelita by M. Lödl & B. Mayerl (1998: 152).

Lödl M. & Mayerl B. 1998. Revision der Gattung Zekelita Walker, 1863 (= Rhynchodontodes Warren, 1913) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Zekelita taruensis (Butler, 1898)	Lectotype	♀	NHMUK	Lectotype ♀, designated by M. Lödl & B. Mayerl (1998: 152), genitalia slide 16406♀, NHMUK	Kenya	[Kenya], British East Africa, Taru, 27.xi.1896, leg. C. S. Betton.	Lödl M. & Mayerl B. 1998. Revision der Gattung Zekelita Walker, 1863 (= Rhynchodontodes Warren, 1913) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae). page 426
Zekelita taruensis (Butler, 1898)	Lectotype	♀	NHMUK	Paralectotype 1♀, NHMUK.	Kenya	[Kenya], British East Africa, Taru, 27.xi.1896, leg. C. S. Betton.	Lödl M. & Mayerl B. 1998. Revision der Gattung Zekelita Walker, 1863 (= Rhynchodontodes Warren, 1913) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae). page 426

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Zekelita taruensis (Butler, 1898)	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 170
Zekelita taruensis (Butler, 1898)	Gambia		page R. Goff
Zekelita taruensis (Butler, 1898)	Kenya		Butler A. G. 1898b. On a collection of Lepidoptera made in British East Africa by Mr. C. S. Betton. page 426
Zekelita taruensis (Butler, 1898)	Mozambique		Hampson G. F. 1916a. On moths from Somaliland. – In: Poulton E. B., On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. page 137 (as perangulata)
Zekelita taruensis (Butler, 1898)	Nigeria		Lödl M. & Mayerl B. 1998. Revision der Gattung Zekelita Walker, 1863 (= Rhynchodontodes Warren, 1913) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae). page 167 (as perangulata)
Zekelita taruensis (Butler, 1898)	Somalia		Hampson G. F. 1916a. On moths from Somaliland. – In: Poulton E. B., On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. page 137 (as perangulata)
Zekelita taruensis (Butler, 1898)	South Africa		Hampson G. F. 1916a. On moths from Somaliland. – In: Poulton E. B., On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. page 137 (as perangulata)

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Zekelita taruensis (1)

Zekelita taruensis (2)

Zekelita taruensis (3)

Zekelita taruensis (4)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Zekelita perangulata (Hampson, 1916)	(Hampson, 1916)	species	Synonym	Rhynchina perangulata