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Metarctia saalfeldi Kiriakoff, 1960

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Metarctia (genus)/  Metarctia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Kiriakoff, 1960
Citation:M.[etarctia] burra Schaus et Clements sbsp. saalfeldi subsp. nov.
Original genus:Metarctia
Publication:Kiriakoff S. G. 1960a. Lepidoptera, Fam. Thyretidae. – In: Wytsman, P. (ed.) Genera Insectorum.
Journal:—
Volume:214e
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Pagination:42
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53220340
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Metarctia saalfeldi (1)
Taxonomic note:

Raised to species level by Ł. Przybyłowicz (2009: 22), but the taxonomic status is unclear (see Ł. Przybyłowicz 2009: 46).

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 saalfeldi Kiriakoff, 1960 Holotype ♂ ZSM Holotype ♂, ZSM Ethiopia Ethiopia, Abyssinie, Villagio, vi.1939, ZSM.
Metarctia saalfeldi Kiriakoff, 1960 Paratype ♂ ZSM Paratypes 2♂, ZSM. Ethiopia Ethiopia, Abyssinie, Villagio, vi.1939, ZSM.
Distribution note:

The record of South Africa (as ssp. of burra, Vári L., Kroon D. M. & Krüger M. 2002: ) is probably erroneous.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Metarctia saalfeldi Kiriakoff, 1960 Ethiopia Kiriakoff S. G. 1960a. Lepidoptera, Fam. Thyretidae. – In: Wytsman, P. (ed.) Genera Insectorum. page 42
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination