Hemiceratoides avimolestum Zilli, Barbut, Dorward & Lees, 2024

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Permalink:	HEMIAVIM
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Calpinae (subfamily)/  Ophiderini (tribe)/  Hemiceratoides (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Zilli, Barbut, Dorward & Lees, 2024
Citation:	Hemiceratoides avimolestum sp. nov.
Original genus:	Hemiceratoides
Publication:	Zilli A., Barbut J., Dorward L. J. & Lees D. C. 2024. The bird tear-drinking moths of the genus Hemiceratoides (Lepidoptera: Erebidae).
Journal:	Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
Volume:	2024
Issue:
Pagination:	16–17, figs 8D–F
URL:	https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae047

Hemiceratoides avimolestum (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Hemiceratoides avimolestum Zilli, Barbut, Dorward & Lees, 2024	Holotype	♂	TMSA	Holotype ♂, TMSA.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Mkuze-Ndoumo Game Reserve, Ndoumo rest camp locality 7, 26°54ʹ32.8ʹʹS 32°18ʹ52.0ʹʹE, 2014-11-25, leg. S. Dupont.
Hemiceratoides avimolestum Zilli, Barbut, Dorward & Lees, 2024	Paratype	♀	NHMUK	Paratype 1♀, NHMUK.	Tanzania	Tanzania, Amani, Malariological Institute Amani, v.1965, leg. G. Pringle.
Hemiceratoides avimolestum Zilli, Barbut, Dorward & Lees, 2024	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	Paratypes 2♂, NHMUK.	Tanzania	Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Minaki, 1965-01-08.
Hemiceratoides avimolestum Zilli, Barbut, Dorward & Lees, 2024	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	Paratype 1♂, NHMUK.	Zambia	Zambia, Loangwa River, affluent of Zambezi, Mpeta, xi–xii.1895, leg. Coryndon.
Hemiceratoides avimolestum Zilli, Barbut, Dorward & Lees, 2024	Paratype	♀	NHMUK	Paratype 1♀, genitalia slide NHMUK010316595♀, NHMUK.	Mozambique	Mozambique, Portuguese East Africa, Ruo Valley, 2000 ft, 1913-11-28, leg. S. A. Neave.
Hemiceratoides avimolestum Zilli, Barbut, Dorward & Lees, 2024	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	Paratypes 2♂, genitalia slide NHMUK010316597♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Mkuze-Ndoumo Game Reserve, Ndoumo rest camp, xi.2014, leg. S. Dupont.
Hemiceratoides avimolestum Zilli, Barbut, Dorward & Lees, 2024	Paratype	♀	ANHRT	Paratype 1♀, ANHRT.	Zambia	Zambia, Mayukuyuku, Kafue National Park, 14°54ʹ55ʹʹS 26°03ʹ47ʹʹE, 1080 m, 21–26.xi.2013, leg. R. Smith, H. Takano & Oram.
Hemiceratoides avimolestum Zilli, Barbut, Dorward & Lees, 2024	Paratype	♀	NHMUK	Paratype 1♀, NHMUK.	Zambia	Zambia, Central Province, NW Rhodesia, Mwengwa, leg. H. C. Dollman.
Hemiceratoides avimolestum Zilli, Barbut, Dorward & Lees, 2024	Paratype	♂	TMSA	Paratype 1♂, TMSA.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Tembe Elephant Reserve, Dejam station, 2014-12-01, leg. S. Dupont.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Hemiceratoides avimolestum Zilli, Barbut, Dorward & Lees, 2024	Botswana		Zilli A., Barbut J., Dorward L. J. & Lees D. C. 2024. The bird tear-drinking moths of the genus Hemiceratoides (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). page 16
Hemiceratoides avimolestum Zilli, Barbut, Dorward & Lees, 2024	Mozambique		Zilli A., Barbut J., Dorward L. J. & Lees D. C. 2024. The bird tear-drinking moths of the genus Hemiceratoides (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). page 16
Hemiceratoides avimolestum Zilli, Barbut, Dorward & Lees, 2024	Namibia		Zilli A., Barbut J., Dorward L. J. & Lees D. C. 2024. The bird tear-drinking moths of the genus Hemiceratoides (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). page 16
Hemiceratoides avimolestum Zilli, Barbut, Dorward & Lees, 2024	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Zilli A., Barbut J., Dorward L. J. & Lees D. C. 2024. The bird tear-drinking moths of the genus Hemiceratoides (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). page 16
Hemiceratoides avimolestum Zilli, Barbut, Dorward & Lees, 2024	Tanzania		Zilli A., Barbut J., Dorward L. J. & Lees D. C. 2024. The bird tear-drinking moths of the genus Hemiceratoides (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). page 16
Hemiceratoides avimolestum Zilli, Barbut, Dorward & Lees, 2024	Zambia		Zilli A., Barbut J., Dorward L. J. & Lees D. C. 2024. The bird tear-drinking moths of the genus Hemiceratoides (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). page 16
Hemiceratoides avimolestum Zilli, Barbut, Dorward & Lees, 2024	Zimbabwe		Zilli A., Barbut J., Dorward L. J. & Lees D. C. 2024. The bird tear-drinking moths of the genus Hemiceratoides (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). page 16

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Hemiceratoides avimolestum (1)

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