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Tesma melema (Kiriakoff, 1958)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Lithosiini (tribe)/  Lithosiina (subtribe)/  Tesma (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Tesma fractifascia
Authorship:(Kiriakoff, 1958)
Citation:Phryganopsis melema sp. n.
Original genus:Phryganopsis
Publication:Kiriakoff S. G. 1958a. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Arctiidae (Except Nolidae).
Journal:Ruwenzori Expedition 1952
Volume:1
Issue:2
Pagination:17, figs 38–40, 63
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43651617
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Tesma melema (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Tesma by J. Birket-Smith (1965: 48). A junior subjective synonym of Phryganopsis fractifascia Hampson, 1918; synonymized by L. Kühne (2005a: 489).

Kühne L. 2005a. Neue Taxa und neue Synonyme afrikanischer Arctiidae (Lepidoptera).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Tesma melema (Kiriakoff, 1958) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Arctiidae 52♂, NHMUK Uganda [Uganda], Ruwenzori Range, W side of Bwamba Pass, 6500 ft, 28–31.i.1935, leg. F. W. Edwards.
Tesma melema (Kiriakoff, 1958) Allotype ♀ NHMUK Allotype ♀, NHMUK Uganda [Uganda], Ruwenzori Range, W side of Bwamba Pass, 6500 ft, 28–31.i.1935, leg. F. W. Edwards.
Tesma melema (Kiriakoff, 1958) Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes 3♂, NHMUK. Uganda [Uganda], Ruwenzori Range, W side of Bwamba Pass, 6500 ft, 28–31.i.1935, leg. F. W. Edwards.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination