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Mentaxya camerunensis 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 viridis
Authorship:Laporte, 1973
Citation:Mentaxya camerunensis 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:56–57, fig. 3
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 camerunensis (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 camerunensis Laporte, 1973 Holotype ♂ MNHN Holotype ♂, genitalia slide B. Laporte 605♂, MNHN Cameroon Cameroon W, Mt Cameroon, Buea Road, 900 m, 25.x.1970, leg. Ph. Darge.
Mentaxya camerunensis Laporte, 1973 Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratype 1♂, NHMUK. Cameroon Cameroon W, Mt Cameroon, Buea Road, 900 m, 25.x.1970, leg. Ph. Darge.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination