Berionycta melanisans (Wiltshire, 1980)

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Permalink:	CRANMELA
Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Acronictinae (subfamily)/  Berionycta (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Wiltshire, 1980)
Citation:	Craniophora melanisans sp. nov.
Original genus:	Craniophora
Publication:	Wiltshire E. P. 1980b. The larger moths of Dhofar and their zoogeographic composition.
Journal:	Journal of Oman Studies
Volume:	Special Rep. 2
Issue:
Pagination:	198–199, fig. 11, pls. F–G

Berionycta melanisans (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Berionycta by A. Kiss (2017: 70).

Kiss A. 2017. Taxonomic review of the Craniophora s.l. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acronictinae) generic complex with description of 8 new genera and 13 new species.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Berionycta melanisans (Wiltshire, 1980)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK	Oman	Oman, Dhofar Province, Khadrafi, 29.ix.1977, leg. K. Guichard.
Berionycta melanisans (Wiltshire, 1980)	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	Paratypes 6♂, 1♀, genitalia slide 1907♂, NHMUK, NHMB.	Oman	Oman, Dhofar Province, Khadrafi, 29.ix.1977, leg. K. Guichard.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Berionycta melanisans (Wiltshire, 1980)	Oman		Wiltshire E. P. 1980b. The larger moths of Dhofar and their zoogeographic composition. page 199
Berionycta melanisans (Wiltshire, 1980)	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 314

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Berionycta melanisans (1)

Berionycta melanisans (2)

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