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Sciomesa minuscula (Laporte, 1991)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Xyleninae (subfamily)/  Apameini (tribe)/  Sciomesa (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Sciomesa congitae
Authorship:(Laporte, 1991)
Citation:Sesamia minuscula, n. sp. Laporte
Original genus:Sesamia
Publication:Rougeot P.-C., Bourgogne J. & Laporte B. 1991. Les Lépidoptères Hétérocères d'Afrique orientale.
Journal:Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.)
Volume:27
Issue:4
Pagination:420, fig. 100
URL:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/21686351.1991.12277848
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Sciomesa minuscula (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Acrapex congitae Laporte, 1984; synonymized by B. Le Ru et al. (2025: ); had been synonymised with Acrapex boulardi Laporte, 1984 by P. Moyal et al. (2010: 648).

Le Ru B., Hévin N. M.-C., Capdeville-Dulac C., Musyoka B. K., Conlong D., Van Den Berg J., Ndemah R., Le Gall Ph., Nyamukondiwa C., Pallangyo B., Njaku M., Goftishu M., Assefa Y., Haile A., Chipapika G., Ong'amo G., Clamens A.-L., Barbut J. & Kergoat G.J. 2025. Review of the noctuid stemborer genus Sciomesa (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina): taxonomy, phylogeny and ecology, with the description of 12 new species.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Sciomesa minuscula (Laporte, 1991) Holotype ♂ MNHN Holotype ♂, genitalia slide B. Laporte 1425♂, MNHN. Ethiopia Ethiopia, Boré Forest, 2200 m, 23.xi.1973, leg. P.-C. Rougeot.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination