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Asplenia melanodonta rubrescens Hampson, 1916

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Acontiinae (subfamily)/  Acontiini (tribe)/  Asplenia (genus)/  Asplenia melanodonta (species)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Asplenia melanodonta ethiopica
Authorship:Hampson, 1916
Citation:Asplenia rubrescens, sp. n.
Original genus:Asplenia
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1916a. On moths from Somaliland. – In: Poulton E. B., On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather.
Journal:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:1916
Issue:1
Pagination:133–134; pl. 2, fig. 1
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31596857
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Asplenia melanodonta rubrescens (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Omphaletis ethiopica Hampson, 1909; synonymized by H. Hacker (2022: 202). Had been sunk as a subspecies of Melipotis melanodonta Hampson, 1896 by E. P. Wiltshire (1979: 63).

Wiltshire E. P. 1979. A revision of the Armadini (Lep. Noctuidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Asplenia melanodonta rubrescens Hampson, 1916 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 4359♂, NHMUK Somalia [Somalia N], Somaliland, Mandera, 47 miles SW of Berbera, 3000 ft, 12.v.1909, leg. W. Feather.
Asplenia melanodonta rubrescens Hampson, 1916 Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes 6♂, 9♀, genitalia slide 4362♂, NHMUK, OUMNH. Somalia [Somalia N], Somaliland, Mandera, 47 miles SW of Berbera, 3000 ft, 12.v.1909, leg. W. Feather.
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