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Argema bouvieri Ghesquière, 1934

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Saturniini (tribe)/  Argema (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Argema mimosae
Authorship:Ghesquière, 1934
Citation:Argema Bouvieri n. sp.
Original genus:Argema
Publication:Ghesquière, J. 1934. Un Saturnide nouveau du Congo belge.
Journal:Bulletin du Muséum royal d'Histoire naturelle de Belgique
Volume:10
Issue:38
Pagination:1–2, figs 1a–c; pl. 1
URL:http://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/bulletin-of-the-royal-belgian-natural-history-museum/10-1934/irscnb_p4087_rbins21179_10_bulletin-38-red.pdf
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Argema bouvieri (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Saturnia mimosae Boisduval, 1847; synonymized by H. Testout (1940: 87).

Testout H. 1940. Contributions à l'étude des Lépidoptères Saturnioïdes (VIII). Révision des Saturnioïdes macroures (Actiens de Sonthonnax).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Argema bouvieri Ghesquière, 1934 Holotype ♂ RBINS Holotype ♂, RBINS Congo, the Democratic Republic of the [Democratic Republic of Congo, Katanga], Lac Tanganyika, Albertville [Kalemie], 1928.
Argema bouvieri Ghesquière, 1934 Paratype ♂ RMCA Paratype 1♂, RMCA. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the [Democratic Republic of Congo, Katanga], Lac Tanganyika, Albertville [Kalemie], 1928.
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