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Athetis melanosema Hampson, 1914

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/ Xyleninae (subfamily)/ Caradrinini (tribe)/ Athetina (subtribe)/ Athetis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Hampson, 1914
Citation:	A.[thetis] melanosema
Original genus:	Athetis
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1914b. Descriptions of new genera and species of Noctuidae.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(8) 13
Issue:	73
Pagination:	158
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15818387

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Athetis melanosema (1)

Taxonomic note:

The objective replacement name for Athetis melanopis Hampson, 1909.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Athetis melanosema Hampson, 1914	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, Mashonaland, Salisbury [Harare], 1897-12-22, leg. G. A. K. Marshall.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Athetis melanosema Hampson, 1914	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Fletcher D. S. 1963a. Exploration du Parc National Albert (deuxième série). 1. Geometridae; 2. Noctuidae. page 83
Athetis melanosema Hampson, 1914	Kenya		Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Noctuidae. page 205
Athetis melanosema Hampson, 1914	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 469
Athetis melanosema Hampson, 1914	Uganda		Fletcher D. S. 1963a. Exploration du Parc National Albert (deuxième série). 1. Geometridae; 2. Noctuidae. page 83
Athetis melanosema Hampson, 1914	Zimbabwe		Hampson G. F. 1909a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VIII. Subfam. Acronyctinae (continued). page 352 (as melanopis)

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Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Athetis melanopis Hampson, 1909	Hampson, 1909	species	Misapplied	Athetis melanopis