Maliattha caffristis (Hampson, 1910)

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Permalink:	LITHCAFF
Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Eustrotiinae (subfamily)/  Maliattha (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Hampson, 1910)
Citation:	Lithacodia caffristis, n. sp.
Original genus:	Lithacodia
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1910e. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). X. Noctuidae.
Journal:	—
Volume:	10
Issue:
Pagination:	506; pl. 164, fig. 1
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32642527

Maliattha caffristis (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Maliattha by H. Hacker (2019b: 461).

Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Maliattha caffristis (Hampson, 1910)	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, genitalia slide 2568♀, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, Eastern Cape, Cape Colony, Transkei, leg. F. Barrett.

Distribution note:

The records of Angola, Tanzania and Uganda (D. S. Fletcher 1961: 223) need confirmation (see H. Hacker 2019b: 461).

Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Maliattha caffristis (Hampson, 1910)	Angola		Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Noctuidae. page 223
Maliattha caffristis (Hampson, 1910)	Eswatini		page K. Braun
Maliattha caffristis (Hampson, 1910)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 461
Maliattha caffristis (Hampson, 1910)	South Africa	Gauteng	page J. Heyns
Maliattha caffristis (Hampson, 1910)	South Africa	Limpopo	page H. Roland
Maliattha caffristis (Hampson, 1910)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Hampson G. F. 1910e. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). X. Noctuidae. page 506
Maliattha caffristis (Hampson, 1910)	South Africa	North-West	Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 461
Maliattha caffristis (Hampson, 1910)	Tanzania		Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Noctuidae. page 223
Maliattha caffristis (Hampson, 1910)	Uganda		Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Noctuidae. page 223

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Maliattha caffristis (1)

Maliattha caffristis (2)

Maliattha caffristis (3)

Maliattha caffristis (4)

Maliattha caffristis (5)

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