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Amerila metasarca (Hampson, 1911)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Amerilini (tribe)/  Amerila (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Amerila fennia
Authorship:(Hampson, 1911)
Citation:Rhodogastria metasarca, sp. n.
Original genus:Rhodogastria
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1911. Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae, and Noctuidae.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(8) 8
Issue:46
Pagination:412
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617217
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Amerila metasarca (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Pelochrysa fennia Druce, 1887, synonymized by C. Häuser & M. Boppré (1997: 23).

Häuser C. L. & Boppré M. 1997. A revision of the Afrotropical taxa of the genus Amerila Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Amerila metasarca (Hampson, 1911) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Arctiidae 4411♂, NHMUK. Nigeria Nigeria S, Sapele, leg. F. W. Sampson.
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