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Metarctia chapini Holland, 1920

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Metarctia (genus)/  Metarhodia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Metarctia rubripuncta
Authorship:Holland, 1920
Citation:Metarctia chapini, new species
Original genus:Metarctia
Publication:Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species.
Journal:Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
Volume:43
Issue:6
Pagination:264–265; pl. 13, fig. 4
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26896744
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Metarctia chapini (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Metarctia rubripuncta Hampson, 1898; synonymized by Ł. Przybyłowicz & L. Kühne (2008: 151).

Przybyłowicz Ł. & Kühne L. 2008. Syntominae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Metarctia chapini Holland, 1920 Holotype ♀ AMNH Holotype ♀, type no 27058, AMNH Congo, the Democratic Republic of the [Democratic Republic of Congo, Province Orientale], Medje, 26.vi.1910, leg. Lang & Chapin. Kiriakoff S. G. 1956a. Lépidoptères Hétérocères africains nouveaux du Musée Royal du Congo Belge. page 264–265; pl. 13, fig. 4
Metarctia chapini Holland, 1920 Allotype ♂ RMCA Neallotype ♂, designated by S. G. Kiriakoff (1956a: 23), RMCA. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the [Democratic Republic of Congo, Province Orientale], Medje, 26.vi.1910, leg. Lang & Chapin. Kiriakoff S. G. 1956a. Lépidoptères Hétérocères africains nouveaux du Musée Royal du Congo Belge. page 264–265; pl. 13, fig. 4
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination