Sesamia sudanensis Tams & Bowden, 1953

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Xyleninae (subfamily)/  Apameini (tribe)/  Sesamiina (subtribe)/  Sesamia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Tams & Bowden, 1953
Citation:	Sesamia albivena sudanensis, subsp. n.
Original genus:	Sesamia
Publication:	Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera).
Journal:	Bulletin of Entomological Research
Volume:	43
Issue:	4
Pagination:	673–674

Sesamia sudanensis (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Raised to species level by B. Le Ru et al. (2022: 405).

Le Ru B., Hévin N. M.-C., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Musyoka B. K., Sezonlin M., Conlong D., Van Den Berg J., Ndemah R., Le Gall Ph., Cugala D., Nyamukondiwa C., Pallangyo B., Njaku M., Goftishu M., Assefa Y. Bani G., Molo R., Chipapika G., (...) & Kergoat G. 2022. Phylogenetics, integrative taxonomy and systematics of the Sesamia cretica species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina), with the description of 21 new species from the Afrotropical region.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Sesamia sudanensis Tams & Bowden, 1953	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 1296♂, NHMUK.	South Sudan	South Sudan, Tembura [Tambura], 22.i.1919, leg. Janson.
Sesamia sudanensis Tams & Bowden, 1953	Allotype	♀	NHMUK	Allotype ♀, genitalia slide 1245♀, NHMUK.	South Sudan	South Sudan, Tembura [Tambura], 22.i.1919, leg. Janson.
Sesamia sudanensis Tams & Bowden, 1953	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	Paratype 1♂, NHMUK.	Uganda	Uganda, Amungo, Lango, 1935-07-27, leg. H. B. Johnston.
Sesamia sudanensis Tams & Bowden, 1953	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	Paratype 1♂, NHMUK.	Cameroon	Cameroon, Upper Uelle District, Dungu, vii.1939.
Sesamia sudanensis Tams & Bowden, 1953	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	Paratype 1♂, NHMUK.	Nigeria	Nigeria, British Cameroon, Kumba to Fumbo, 4000 ft, ix.1922.

Distribution note:

The records of Cameroon and Nigeria are doubtful as the types were not found in the NHMUK and their locality data are doubtful (see B. Le Ru et al. 2022: 406).

Le Ru B., Hévin N. M.-C., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Musyoka B. K., Sezonlin M., Conlong D., Van Den Berg J., Ndemah R., Le Gall Ph., Cugala D., Nyamukondiwa C., Pallangyo B., Njaku M., Goftishu M., Assefa Y. Bani G., Molo R., Chipapika G., (...) & Kergoat G. 2022. Phylogenetics, integrative taxonomy and systematics of the Sesamia cretica species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina), with the description of 21 new species from the Afrotropical region.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Sesamia sudanensis Tams & Bowden, 1953	Cameroon		Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 674
Sesamia sudanensis Tams & Bowden, 1953	Nigeria		Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 674
Sesamia sudanensis Tams & Bowden, 1953	South Sudan		Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 674
Sesamia sudanensis Tams & Bowden, 1953	Uganda		Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 674

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Sesamia sudanensis (1)

Sesamia sudanensis (2)

Sesamia sudanensis (3)

Sesamia sudanensis (4)

Sesamia sudanensis (5)

Sesamia sudanensis (6)

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