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 boulardi
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://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6133748f/f33.item.r=Les%20L%C3%A9pidopt%C3%A8res%20H%C3%A9t%C3%A9roc%C3%A8res%20d'Afrique%20orientale https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6133748f/f33.item.r=Les L%C3%A9pidopt%C3%A8res H%C3%A9t%C3%A9roc%C3%A8res d'Afrique orientale

Sciomesa minuscula (1)

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Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Acrapex boulardi Laporte, 1984; synonymized by P. Moyal et al. (2010: 648).

Moyal P., Le Ru B., Conlong D., Cugala D., Defabachew B., Matama-Kauma T., Pallangyo B. & van den Berg J. 2010. Systematics and molecular phylogeny of two African stem borer genera, Sciomesa Tams & Bowden and Carelis Bowden (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

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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Sciomesa minuscula (1)

Sciomesa minuscula (2)

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