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Sciomesa scotochroa (Hampson, 1914)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Xyleninae (subfamily)/  Apameini (tribe)/  Sciomesa (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Hampson, 1914)
Citation:Conicofrontia scotochroa, sp. n.
Original genus:Conicofrontia
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1914b. Descriptions of new genera and species of Noctuidae.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(8) 13
Issue:73
Pagination:164
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15818393
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Sciomesa scotochroa (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Sciomesa scotochroa (Hampson, 1914) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, genitalia slide 1209♀, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, Gauteng, Transvaal, Pretoria, ii.1895, leg. W. L. Distant.
Distribution note:

The record of the Democratic Republic of the Congo needs confirmation.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Sciomesa scotochroa (Hampson, 1914) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai Kiriakoff S. G. 1954e. Explorations du Parc National de l'Upemba. Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 53
Sciomesa scotochroa (Hampson, 1914) South Africa Gauteng Hampson G. F. 1914b. Descriptions of new genera and species of Noctuidae. page 164
Sciomesa scotochroa (Hampson, 1914) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 382
Sciomesa scotochroa (Hampson, 1914) South Africa Eastern Cape 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. page 219
Sciomesa scotochroa (Hampson, 1914) South Africa Western Cape 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. page 219
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination