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Carcinarctia metamelaena Hampson, 1901

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Carcinarctia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Hampson, 1901
Citation:Carcinarctia metamelaena, n. sp.
Original genus:Carcinarctia
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1901d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. III. Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae.
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Volume:3
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Pagination:472, fig. 206
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36245226
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Carcinarctia metamelaena (1)
Taxonomic note:

In the BMNH a ♀ (genitalia slide 3519♀) is labeled as the allotype, but G. F. Hampson (1901d: 472) mentions only 2♂ in the original description.

Hampson G. F. 1901d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. III. Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Carcinarctia metamelaena Hampson, 1901 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 3530♂, NHMUK. Kenya [Kenya], Br. E. Africa, Lari, 22.ix.1899, leg. C. S. Betton.
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