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Metarctia titan Talbot, 1929

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Metarctia (genus)/  Hebena (subgenus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Metarctia kelleni
Authorship:Talbot, 1929
Citation:Metarctia titan sp. nov.
Original genus:Metarctia
Publication:Talbot G. 1929b. New forms of African Lepidoptera.
Journal:Bulletin of the Hill Museum
Volume:3
Issue:1
Pagination:73–74
URL:https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.28172/page/n85/mode/1up
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Metarctia titan (1)
Taxonomic note:

Listed as a junior subjective synonym of Anace rubra Walker, 1856 by Ł. Przybyłowicz (2009: 19).

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 titan Talbot, 1929 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, type no NHMUK010915011, NHMUK Angola Angola, Portuguese West Africa, South Central Angola, Upper Cubango-Cunene Watershed, 5500 ft, xi.1928, leg. T. A. Barns.
Metarctia titan Talbot, 1929 Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratype 1♂, genitalia slide G. M. László 4701♂ [= NHMUK010315176♂], type no NHMUK010889578, NHMUK. Angola Angola, Portuguese West Africa, South Central Angola, Upper Cubango-Cunene Watershed, 5500 ft, xi.1928, leg. T. A. Barns.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination