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Sciomesa mirifica Laporte, 1984

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Xyleninae (subfamily)/  Apameini (tribe)/  Sciomesa (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Sciomesa mesophaea
Authorship:Laporte, 1984
Citation:Sciomesa mirifica n. sp.
Original genus:Sciomesa
Publication:Laporte B. 1984. Noctuidae (Sauf les Plusiinae). – In: Rougeot, P.-C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1976–1982. Fascicule II.
Journal:Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
Volume:(A) 128
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Pagination:36; pl. 8, fig. 112
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57927441
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Sciomesa mirifica (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Conicofrontia mesophaena Aurivillius, 1910; 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 mirifica Laporte, 1984 Holotype ♂ MNHN Holotype ♂, genitalia slide B. Laporte 1263♂, MNHN. Ethiopia Ethiopia, Dinsho Marshes, 3100 m, 28.x.1976, leg. P.-C. Rougeot.
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