Pseudmelisa chalybsa Hampson, 1910

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Pseudmelisa (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Hampson, 1910
Citation:	Pseudmelisa chalybsa, so. n.
Original genus:	Pseudmelisa
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae.
Journal:	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:	1910
Issue:	2
Pagination:	391; pl. 36, fig. 5
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31563139

Pseudmelisa chalybsa (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Pseudmelisa chalybsa Hampson, 1910	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	[Democratic Republic of Congo], Congo, Katanga, Kambove District, 150–200 miles W of Kambove, 3500–4500 ft, 30.x.1907, leg. S. A. Neave.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Pseudmelisa chalybsa Hampson, 1910	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 391
Pseudmelisa chalybsa Hampson, 1910	Malawi		page MGCL
Pseudmelisa chalybsa Hampson, 1910	Zambia		Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region. page 92

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Pseudmelisa chalybsa (1)

Pseudmelisa chalybsa (2)

Pseudmelisa chalybsa (3)

Pseudmelisa chalybsa (4)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Pseudmelisa chalybea (Zerny, 1912)	(Zerny, 1912)	species	Misapplied	Napata chalybea