Olapa nigricosta Hampson, 1905

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Lymantriini (tribe)/  Olapa (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Hampson, 1905
Citation:	Olapa nigricosta, n. sp.
Original genus:	Olapa
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III).
Journal:	Annals of the South African Museum
Volume:	3
Issue:	9
Pagination:	392
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1510839

Olapa nigricosta (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Olapa nigricosta Hampson, 1905	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	[South Africa, Western Cape], Cape Colony, 1899.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Olapa nigricosta Hampson, 1905	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Kiriakoff S. G. 1963a. Exploration du Parc Albert. Deuxième série. Lepidoptera Heterocera (partim). page 114 (as minima)
Olapa nigricosta Hampson, 1905	South Africa	Western Cape	Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). page 392
Olapa nigricosta Hampson, 1905	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. page 12
Olapa nigricosta Hampson, 1905	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. page 12
Olapa nigricosta Hampson, 1905	Tanzania		Hering E. M. 1926–1927. Pterothysanidae, Lymantriidae, Brahmaeidae. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 137 (as minima)
Olapa nigricosta minima Hering, 1926	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Kiriakoff S. G. 1963a. Exploration du Parc Albert. Deuxième série. Lepidoptera Heterocera (partim). page 114
Olapa nigricosta minima Hering, 1926	Kenya		page MGCL
Olapa nigricosta minima Hering, 1926	Tanzania		Hering E. M. 1926–1927. Pterothysanidae, Lymantriidae, Brahmaeidae. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 137
Olapa nigricosta nigricosta Hampson, 1905	South Africa	Western Cape	Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). page 392

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Olapa nigricosta (1)

Olapa nigricosta minima (1)

Olapa nigricosta minima (2)

Olapa nigricosta nigricosta (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Olapa nigricosta minima Hering, 1926	Hering, 1926	subspecies	Accepted	Olapa nigricosta minima
Olapa nigricosta nigricosta Hampson, 1905	Hampson, 1905	subspecies	Accepted	Olapa nigricosta nigricosta

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination