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Aspidifrontia atavistis Hampson, 1902

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Hadeninae (subfamily)/  Aspidifrontia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Hampson, 1902
Citation:Aspidifrontia atavistis, n. sp.
Original genus:Aspidifrontia
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II).
Journal:Annals of the South African Museum
Volume:2
Issue:10
Pagination:441
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30027149
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Aspidifrontia atavistis (1)
Taxonomic note:

Had been transferred to Leucania by A. Legrain (i.l. 15.vi.2019) because of the genitalia. Perhaps an error in the numbering of the slides in the BMNH collection?

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Aspidifrontia atavistis Hampson, 1902 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Noctuidae 2148♂, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, Eastern Cape, Cape Colony, Transkei, leg. F. Barrett.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Aspidifrontia atavistis Hampson, 1902 Kenya Hampson G. F. 1905a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. V. Noctuidae. page 577 (as pectinata)
Aspidifrontia atavistis Hampson, 1902 South Africa Eastern Cape Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 441
Aspidifrontia atavistis Hampson, 1902 South Africa Gauteng page J. Heyns
Aspidifrontia atavistis Hampson, 1902 South Africa Limpopo page H. Roland
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Aspidifrontia atavistis Hampson, 1902 Ornithogalum tenellum Asparagaceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1945. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae (2nd series). page 152
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Aspidifrontia cinereopicta (Strand, 1917) (Strand, 1917) species Misapplied Meliana cinereopicta
Aspidifrontia pectinata (Hampson, 1905) (Hampson, 1905) species Synonym Meliana pectinata