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Hemiceratoides hieroglyphica (Saalmüller, 1891)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Calpinae (subfamily)/  Ophiderini (tribe)/  Hemiceratoides (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Saalmüller, 1891)
Citation:Hemiceras Hieroglyphica n. sp.
Original genus:Hemiceras
Publication:Saalmüller M. & von Heyden L. 1891. Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Zweite Abtheilung. Heterocera: Noctuae, Geometrae, Microlepidoptera.
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Pagination:405–406; pl. 11, fig. 208
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9316003
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Hemiceratoides hieroglyphica (Saalmüller, 1891) Holotype ♂ SNMF Holotype ♂, (not traced, see A. Zilli et al. 2024: 9), SNMF. Madagascar Madagascar, Nossi Be.
Distribution note:

All records from the African mainland (e.g. Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe) refer to other Hemiceratoides species (see A. Zilli et al. 2024: 11).

Zilli A., Barbut J., Dorward L. J. & Lees D. C. 2024. The bird tear-drinking moths of the genus Hemiceratoides (Lepidoptera: Erebidae).
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Hemiceratoides hieroglyphica (Saalmüller, 1891) Madagascar Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 373
Hemiceratoides hieroglyphica (Saalmüller, 1891) Madagascar Nosy Bé Saalmüller M. & von Heyden L. 1891. Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Zweite Abtheilung. Heterocera: Noctuae, Geometrae, Microlepidoptera. page 406
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