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Mentaxya suffusalis Laporte, 1973

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Noctuinae (subfamily)/  Noctuini (tribe)/  Agrotina (subtribe)/  Mentaxya (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Mentaxya muscosa
Authorship:Laporte, 1973
Citation:Mentaxya suffusalis n. sp.
Original genus:Mentaxya
Publication:Laporte B. 1973c. Nouvelles espèces de noctuelles d'Afrique et de Madagascar (Lep.).
Journal:Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France
Volume:78
Issue:1–2
Pagination:54–56, fig. 2
URL:https://www.persee.fr/doc/bsef_0037-928x_1973_num_78_1_21297 https://www.persee.fr/doc/bsef_0037-928x_1973_num_78_1_21297
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Mentaxya suffusalis (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonyme of Mentaxya muscosa Geyer, 1837; synonymized by A. Legrain (i.l. 08.iv.2018).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Mentaxya suffusalis Laporte, 1973 Holotype ♂ MNHN Holotype ♂, genitalia slide B. Laporte 616♂, MNHN Cameroon Cameroon W, Bafut N'Guemba Forest, 2200 m, 04.iv.1972, leg. Ph. Darge.
Mentaxya suffusalis Laporte, 1973 Allotype ♀ MNHN Allotype ♀, genitalia slide B. Laporte 447♀, MNHN Cameroon Cameroon W, Bafut N'Guemba Forest, 2200 m, 04.iv.1972, leg. Ph. Darge.
Mentaxya suffusalis Laporte, 1973 Paratype ♂ Paratype 1♂, coll. Laporte. Cameroon Cameroon W, Bafut N'Guemba Forest, 2200 m, 04.iv.1972, leg. Ph. Darge.
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