Biston abruptaria mpalaria (Oberthür, 1913)

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Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  Boarmiini (tribe)/  Biston (genus)/  Biston abruptaria (species)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Oberthür, 1913)
Citation:	Amphidasys Mpalaria
Original genus:	Amphidasys
Publication:	Oberthür C. 1913a. Erratum au vol. 6. Descriptions d'insectes nouveaux ou peu connus, variations et races locales.
Journal:	Etudes de Lépidoptérologie comparée
Volume:	7
Issue:
Pagination:	252–253; pl. 163, fig. 1595.
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9379194

Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Boarmia abruptaria Walker, 1869; synonymized by T. Karisch (2005a: 8). Regarded by other authors as a distinct subspecies.

Karisch T. 2005a. Die afrikanischen Arten der Gattung Biston.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Biston abruptaria mpalaria (Oberthür, 1913)	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	Tanzania	[Tanzania], Tanganyika, M'Pala.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Biston abruptaria mpalaria (Oberthür, 1913)	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. page 32
Biston abruptaria mpalaria (Oberthür, 1913)	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]. page 85

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