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Balacra curriei (Dyar, 1899)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Balacra (genus)/  Lamprobalacra (subgenus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Balacra elegans
Authorship:(Dyar, 1899)
Citation:Pseudapiconoma elegans Auriv. var. currieri, var. nov.
Original genus:Pseudapiconoma
Publication:Dyar H. G. 1899a. New species of Syntomidae.
Journal:Journal of the New York entomological Society
Volume:7
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Pagination:174
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9198824
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Balacra curriei (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Balacra elegans Aurivillius, 1892; synonymized by S. G. Kiriakoff (1953c: 73–74).

Kiriakoff S. G. 1950b. Recherches sur les organes tympaniques des Lépidoptères en rapport avec la classification. V. Position systématique de quelques genres des Arctiidae.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Balacra curriei (Dyar, 1899) Holotype ♂ USNM Holotype ♂, type no 4247, USNM Liberia [Liberia], Mt Coffee, iii.1897, leg. R. P. Currie.
Balacra curriei (Dyar, 1899) Paratype ♂ USNM Paratype 1♂, USNM. Liberia [Liberia], Mt Coffee, iii.1897, leg. R. P. Currie.
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