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Melisoides bitjeana (Bethune-Baker, 1927)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Melisoides (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Melisoides lobata
Authorship:(Bethune-Baker, 1927)
Citation:Paramelisa bitjeana, sp. n.
Original genus:Paramelisa
Publication:Bethune-Baker G. T. 1927. Descriptions of new Heterocera from Africa and the East.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(9) 20
Issue:
Pagination:321–322
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Melisoides bitjeana (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Melisoides lobata Strand, 1912; synonymzed by Ł. Przybyłowicz & U. Dall'Asta (2003: 348).

Przybyłowicz Ł. & Dall'Asta U. 2003. Redescription of the genus Melisoides Strand, 1912 (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) with notes on its synonymy.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Melisoides bitjeana (Bethune-Baker, 1927) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Lectotype ♂, NHMUK Cameroon Cameroon, Bitje [Bitye], Ja [Dja] river, 2000 ft, leg. G. L. Bates.
Melisoides bitjeana (Bethune-Baker, 1927) Lectotype ♀ NHMUK Paralectotype ♀, NHMUK. Cameroon Cameroon, Bitje [Bitye], Ja [Dja] river, 2000 ft, leg. G. L. Bates.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination