Biston abruptaria mpalaria (Oberthür, 1913)
| FAMILY | Geometridae |
| SUBFAMILY | Ennominae |
| GENUS | Biston |
| SPECIES | abruptaria |
| SUBSPECIES | mpalaria |
| AUTHOR | (Oberthür, 1913) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Amphidasys Mpalaria |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [Tanzania], Tanganyika, M'Pala. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♀, BMNH. |
| STATUS | Subspecies |
| COMMENT | A junior subjective synonym of Boarmia abruptaria Walker, 1869; synonymized by T. Karisch (2005: 8). Regarded by other authors as a distinct subspecies. |
| PUBLICATION | Oberthür C. 1913a. Erratum au vol. 6. Descriptions d'insectes nouveaux ou peu connus, variations et races locales. - Etudes de Lépidoptérologie comparée 7:237-331, 657-669, pls 161-197. |
| PAGINATION |
252-253; pl. 163, fig. 1595.
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Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Congo, the Democratic Republic of the | Orientale | Strand E. 1918c. Über einige Heterocera der Familien Arctiidae, Lymantriidae, Geometridae, Saturniidae, Lasiocampidae, Pyralididae [sic] und Aegeriidae aus Belgisch Kongo. - Entomologische Rundschau 35(7-12):28, 32, 35-36, 41-42, 45-46. | 32 |
| Tanzania | Parsons M. S., Scoble M. J., Honey M. R., Pitkin L. M. & Pitkin B. R. 1999. Geometrid moths of the world. A catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). [Edited by M. J. Scoble]. - — 2 volumes:i-xxv, 1-482, 483-1016, index: 1-129. | 85 |
