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Mentaxya nimba Laporte, 1972

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Noctuinae (subfamily)/  Noctuini (tribe)/  Agrotina (subtribe)/  Mentaxya (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Mentaxya viridis
Authorship:Laporte, 1972
Citation:Mentaxya nimba n. sp.
Original genus:Mentaxya
Publication:Laporte B. 1972a. Nouvelles espèces de noctuelles trifides d'Afrique et de Madagascar (Lep.).
Journal:Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France
Volume:77
Issue:7–8
Pagination:237–238, fig. 1
URL:https://www.persee.fr/doc/bsef_0037-928x_1972_num_77_7_21272 https://www.persee.fr/doc/bsef_0037-928x_1972_num_77_7_21272
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Mentaxya nimba (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Lycophotia viridis Hampson, 1911; synonymized by A. Legrain (i.l. 23.vi.2017).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Mentaxya nimba Laporte, 1972 Holotype ♂ MNHN Holotype ♂, genitalia slide B. Laporte 111♂, MNHN Guinea Guinea, Mt Nimba, 08.xii.1951, leg. M. Lamotte & R. Roy.
Mentaxya nimba Laporte, 1972 Allotype ♀ MNHN Allotype ♀, MNHN. Guinea Guinea, Mt Nimba, 08.xii.1951, leg. M. Lamotte & R. Roy.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination