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Metarctia erlangeri Rothschild, 1910

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Metarctia (genus)/  Metarctia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Metarctia unicolor
Authorship:Rothschild, 1910
Citation:Metarctia erlangeri sp. nov.
Original genus:Metarctia
Publication:Rothschild W. 1910c. Descriptions of new Syntomidae.
Journal:Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:17
Issue:3
Pagination:442
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3108922
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Metarctia erlangeri (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Automolis unicolor Oberthür, 1880; synonymized by Ł. Przybyłowicz (2009: 23).

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 erlangeri Rothschild, 1910 Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. Ethiopia [Ethiopia], Abyssinia, Djedda to Sibbe, Arussi Galla Country, 2900 m, 28.vii.1904, leg. W. J. Ansorge.
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