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Achaea tornistigma Prout A. E., 1921

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Erebinae (subfamily)/  Poaphilini (tribe)/  Achaea (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Prout A. E., 1921
Citation:Achaea tornistigma sp. n.
Original genus:Achaea
Publication:Prout L. B. 1921. New Lepidoptera collected by Mr. T. A. Barns. IV. New Geometridae.
Journal:Bulletin of the Hill Museum
Volume:1
Issue:1
Pagination:125–126; pl. 17, fig. 8
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32286023
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Achaea tornistigma Prout A. E., 1921 Holotype NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Rwanda [Rwanda], Central Africa, Akanjaru River, Ruanda District, viii.1919, leg. T. A. Barns.
Distribution note:

The record of Namibia (Berio 1965a; 207) needs confirmation (A. Legrain i.l. 26.x.2017).

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Achaea tornistigma Prout A. E., 1921 Benin Wojtusiak J. 1996c. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part III. Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypeninae, Hypenodinae. page 685
Achaea tornistigma Prout A. E., 1921 Equatorial Guinea Bioko Wojtusiak J. 1996c. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part III. Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypeninae, Hypenodinae. page 685
Achaea tornistigma Prout A. E., 1921 Malawi Wojtusiak J. 1996c. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part III. Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypeninae, Hypenodinae. page 685
Achaea tornistigma Prout A. E., 1921 Namibia Berio E. 1965a. Le Catocaline Africane a tibie spinose del Museo di Tervuren. page 207
Achaea tornistigma Prout A. E., 1921 Rwanda Prout A. E. 1921a. New Lepidoptera collected by Mr. T. A. Barns, in East Central Africa. III.– New Noctuidae. page 126
Achaea tornistigma Prout A. E., 1921 Sao Tome & Principe São Tomé Prout A. E. 1927. A list of Noctuidae with descriptions of new forms collected in the island of São Thomé by T. A. Barns. page 219
Achaea tornistigma Prout A. E., 1921 Uganda Wojtusiak J. 1996c. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part III. Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypeninae, Hypenodinae. page 685
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination