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Tritonaclia kefersteinii (Butler, 1882)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Syntomina (subtribe)/  Tritonaclia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Butler, 1882)
Citation:Hydrusa Kefersteinii, n. sp.
Original genus:Hydrusa
Publication:Butler A. G. 1882c. Descriptions of new species of Heterocerous Lepidoptera from Madagascar.
Journal:Cistula Entomologica
Volume:3
Issue:26
Pagination:2
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10561930
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Tritonaclia kefersteinii (1)
Taxonomic note:

Description of the female in Ł. Przybyłowicz & M. Wiorek (2023: 476–479).

Przybyłowicz Ł. & Wiorek M. 2023. The first description of the female of Tritonaclia kefersteinii (Butler, 1882) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini), the type species of its genus.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Tritonaclia kefersteinii (Butler, 1882) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, not ♀ as stated in the original description [see Ł. Przybyłowicz & M. Wiorek 2023: 476], NHMUK. Madagascar Madagascar, Betsileo County, Ankafana, leg. D. Cowan. Butler A. G. 1882c. Descriptions of new species of Heterocerous Lepidoptera from Madagascar. page 2
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Tritonaclia kefersteinii (Butler, 1882) Madagascar Butler A. G. 1882c. Descriptions of new species of Heterocerous Lepidoptera from Madagascar. page 2
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Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
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Tritonaclia kefersteini (Hampson, 1898) (Hampson, 1898) species Misapplied Hydrusa kefersteini