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Melisa atavistis Hampson, 1911

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Melisa (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Melisa croceipes
Authorship:Hampson, 1911
Citation:Melisa atavistis, sp. n.
Original genus:Melisa
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:395
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617200
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Melisa atavistis (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Balacra croceipes Aurivillis, 1892; synonymized by Ł. Przybyłowicz (2009: 17).

Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region.
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Melisa atavistis Hampson, 1911 Syntype ♂ NHMUK Syntypes 3♂, NHMUK. Ghana [Ghana], Gold Coast, Bibianaha, 70 miles NW of Dimkwa, 700 ft, leg. H. G. F. Spurell.
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