Athetis perplexa (Janse, 1938)

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Xyleninae (subfamily)/  Caradrinini (tribe)/  Athetina (subtribe)/  Athetis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Janse, 1938)
Citation:	Proxenus perplexa, spec. nov.
Original genus:	Proxenus
Publication:	Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim).
Journal:	—
Volume:	3
Issue:
Pagination:	267–268, ifg. 62; pl. 43, fig. 5; pl. 44, fig. 2

Athetis perplexa (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Athetis perplexa (Janse, 1938)	Holotype	♂	TMSA	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 3183♂, type no 1922, TMSA.	South Africa	South Africa, Limpopo, Northern Province, Haenertsburg, i.1923, leg. Swinburne & Stephens.
Athetis perplexa (Janse, 1938)	Allotype	♀	TMSA	Allotype 1♀, type no 2877♀, TMSA.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Kastrol Nek, i.1922, leg. A. Roberts & G. van Dam.
Athetis perplexa (Janse, 1938)	Paratype	♀	TMSA	Paratypes 2♀, TMSA.	South Africa	South Africa, Limpopo, Northern Province, Haenertsburg, i.1923, leg. Swinburne & Stephens.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Athetis perplexa (Janse, 1938)	Eswatini		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 perplexa (Janse, 1938)	South Africa	Limpopo	Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 268
Athetis perplexa (Janse, 1938)	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 perplexa (Janse, 1938)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 268

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Athetis perplexa (1)

Athetis perplexa (2)

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