Paratesma modiolus (Kiriakoff, 1958)

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Lithosiini (tribe)/  Lithosiina (subtribe)/  Paratesma (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Kiriakoff, 1958)
Citation:	Eilema modiolus sp. n.
Original genus:	Eilema
Publication:	Kiriakoff S. G. 1958a. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Arctiidae (Except Nolidae).
Journal:	Ruwenzori Expedition 1952
Volume:	1
Issue:	2
Pagination:	10, figs 27, 64
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43651610

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Paratesma by M. Krüger (2015b: 31).

Krüger M. 2015b. Generic classification of Afrotropical footman moths sensu stricto (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini (partim)).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Paratesma modiolus (Kiriakoff, 1958)	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	Uganda	[Uganda], Ruwenzori, Namwamba Valley, 6000 ft, 02–19.i.1935, leg. F. W. Edwards.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Paratesma modiolus (Kiriakoff, 1958)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Kiriakoff S. G. 1963a. Exploration du Parc Albert. Deuxième série. Lepidoptera Heterocera (partim). page 101
Paratesma modiolus (Kiriakoff, 1958)	Kenya		Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 160
Paratesma modiolus (Kiriakoff, 1958)	Uganda		Kiriakoff S. G. 1958a. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Arctiidae (Except Nolidae). page 10

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