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Metarctia kelleni (Snellen, 1886)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Metarctia (genus)/  Hebena (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Snellen, 1886)
Citation:Automolis Kelleni, spec. nov.
Original genus:Automolis
Publication:Snellen P. C. T. 1886a. Nouvelle espèce des Syntomides (Lepidoptera Heterocera).
Journal:Notes from the Leyden Museum
Volume:8
Issue:
Pagination:1–2
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9637734
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Metarctia kelleni (1)
Taxonomic note:

Had been synonymized with Anace rubra Walker, 1856 by Ł. Przybyłowicz (2009: 19). Reinstated from synonymy by R. Fiebig et al. (2023: 318–319).

Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Metarctia kelleni (Snellen, 1886) Lectotype ♂ RMNH Lectotype ♂, designated by R. Fiebig et al. (2023: 318), type no RMNH.INS.1298160, RMNH Angola [Angola], Humpata, 14–17.ii.1885, leg. P. J. van der Kellen. Fiebig R., László G. M., Volynkin A. V. & Taberer T. R. 2023. Integrative taxonomic revision of the Metarctia Walker, 1855 subgenus Hebena Walker, 1856, with descriptions of six new species and one new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini). page 1–2
Metarctia kelleni (Snellen, 1886) Lectotype ♂ RMNH Paralectotypes 3♂, genitalia slide Ł. Przybyłowicz 318♂, RMNH. Angola [Angola], Humpata, 14–17.ii.1885, leg. P. J. van der Kellen. Fiebig R., László G. M., Volynkin A. V. & Taberer T. R. 2023. Integrative taxonomic revision of the Metarctia Walker, 1855 subgenus Hebena Walker, 1856, with descriptions of six new species and one new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini). page 1–2
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
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Metarctia helleni (Hampson, 1900) (Hampson, 1900) species Misapplied Automolis helleni
Metarctia titan Talbot, 1929 Talbot, 1929 species Synonym Metarctia titan