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Platyja saalmuelleri (Viette, 1965)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Calpinae (subfamily)/  UnassignedCalpinae (tribe)/  Platyja (genus)/  Facidia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Viette, 1965)
Citation:Megacephalon saalmülleri n. sp.
Original genus:Megacephalon
Publication:Viette P. 1965d. Nouvelles espèces de Noctuelles Quadrifides malgaches (Lépidoptères).
Journal:Lambillionea
Volume:64
Issue:9–10
Pagination:41–42, pl. 1, fig. 7
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Platyja saalmuelleri (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Platyja (Facidia) by A. Zilli & G. M. László (2022: 7).

Zilli A. & László G. M. 2022. The African members of the Platyja genus group, with description of a new species and comments on other taxa currently attributed to Megacephalomana (Lepidoptera: Erebidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Platyja saalmuelleri (Viette, 1965) Holotype ♂ MNHN Holotype ♂, MNHN, Allotype ♀, MNHN. Madagascar Madagascar E, Moramanga District, near Perinet [Andasibe], Analamazaotra Forest, 910 m, 21.iv.1955, leg. P. Viette.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Platyja saalmuelleri (Viette, 1965) Madagascar Viette P. 1965d. Nouvelles espèces de Noctuelles Quadrifides malgaches (Lépidoptères). page 41
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