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Aedia mesonephele (Hampson, 1916)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Aediinae (subfamily)/  Aedia (genus)/  Aedicontia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Hampson, 1916)
Citation:Catephia mesonephele, sp. n.
Original genus:Catephia
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1916a. On moths from Somaliland. – In: Poulton E. B., On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather.
Journal:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:1916
Issue:1
Pagination:131–132; pl. 1, fig. 48
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31596855
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Aedia mesonephele (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Aedia by H. Hacker (2016a: 285), and to subgenus Aedicontia by H. Hacker et al. (2022: 333).

Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Aedia mesonephele (Hampson, 1916) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Somalia [Somalia N], Somaliland, Mandera, 47 miles SW of Berbera, 3000 ft, 03.x.1908, leg. W. Feather.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Aedia mesonephele (Hampson, 1916) Eritrea Berio E. 1941b. Contributo alla studio dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea VII. Euchromiidae, Arctiidae, Agaristidae, Lymantriidae, Lasiocampidae, Noctuidae raccolte dal sig. G. Vaccaro nel 1938. page 189
Aedia mesonephele (Hampson, 1916) Ethiopia Berio E. 1984. Noctuidae (Quadrifinae, en majorité). – In: Rougeot, P.-C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1976–1982. page 46
Aedia mesonephele (Hampson, 1916) Kenya Fawcett J. M. 1916. Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–13. page 721
Aedia mesonephele (Hampson, 1916) Saudi Arabia Wiltshire E. P. 1982a. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera: Fam. Cossidae, Zygaenidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Bombycidae, Sphingidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Thyretidae, Notodontidae, Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Noctuidae, Ctenuchidae (Part 2). page 331 (as pallididisca)
Aedia mesonephele (Hampson, 1916) Somalia Hampson G. F. 1916a. On moths from Somaliland. – In: Poulton E. B., On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. page 132
Aedia mesonephele (Hampson, 1916) Tanzania Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 286
Aedia mesonephele (Hampson, 1916) Yemen Hacker H. H., Aulombard F., Bischof A., Bittermann J., Fibiger M. & Schreier H.-P. 2001. Lepidoptera of Yemen Arab Republic, collected during three expeditions in 1996, 1998 and 2000. page 615 (as pallididisca)
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination