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Platyja stygium (Saalmüller, 1881)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Calpinae (subfamily)/  UnassignedCalpinae (tribe)/  Platyja (genus)/  Facidia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Saalmüller, 1881)
Citation:Megacephalon Stygium n. sp.
Original genus:Megacephalon
Publication:Saalmüller M. 1881a. Zwei neue Noctuen aus Madagascar.
Journal:Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung
Volume:42
Issue:
Pagination:217–218
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8991313
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Platyja stygium (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Platyja (Facidia) by A. Zilli & G. M. László (2022: 11).

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 stygium (Saalmüller, 1881) Holotype ♂ SNMF Holotype ♂, SNMF. Madagascar Madagascar, Nossi Be, Lokobe Forest, 1880, leg. Stumpff.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination