Epharmottomena eremophila (Rebel, 1895)

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Acontiinae (subfamily)/  Armadini (tribe)/  Epharmottomena (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Rebel, 1895)
Citation:	Armada Eremophila mihi, n. sp.
Original genus:	Armada
Publication:	Rebel H. 1895b. Eine Heteroceren-Ausbeute aus der Sahara. I.
Journal:	Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien
Volume:	45
Issue:
Pagination:	350–351
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13587143

Epharmottomena lacroixi (1)

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Taxonomic note:

E. P. Wiltshire (1979: 36) also mentions a female paratype, genitalia slide I. W. B. Nye 407♀, from Egypt. However, this specimen does not belong to the original type series of H. Rebel (1895: 350) which consisted of 3 males, all from Algeria.

Wiltshire E. P. 1979. A revision of the Armadini (Lep. Noctuidae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Epharmottomena eremophila (Rebel, 1895)	Lectotype	♂	NHMW	Lectotype ♂, designated by E. P. Wiltshire (1979: 36), abdomen missing (see E. P. Wiltshire 1979: 36), NHMW	Algeria	Algeria, Sahara, Ouargla Ghardaïa, Oued Nemra, 14.iv.1893, leg. Krauss.	Wiltshire E. P. 1979. A revision of the Armadini (Lep. Noctuidae). page 350–351
Epharmottomena eremophila (Rebel, 1895)	Lectotype	♂	NHMW	Paralectotype 1♂, genitalia slide I. W. B. Nye 406♂, NHMW.	Algeria	Algeria, Sahara, Ouargla Ghardaïa, Oued Nemra, 14.iv.1893, leg. Krauss.	Wiltshire E. P. 1979. A revision of the Armadini (Lep. Noctuidae). page 350–351

Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Algeria, Canary Islands, Egypt (Sinai), Israel, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Epharmottomena eremophila (Rebel, 1895)	Mauritania		Rungs Ch. 1945. Missions Marocaines d'études des Acridiens migrateurs. Resultats scientifiques. VII. Contribution à la connaissance des lépidoptères du Sahara Nord-Occidental. page 32
Epharmottomena eremophila (Rebel, 1895)	Sudan		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 536
Epharmottomena eremophila (Rebel, 1895)	Western Sahara		Rungs Ch. 1945. Missions Marocaines d'études des Acridiens migrateurs. Resultats scientifiques. VII. Contribution à la connaissance des lépidoptères du Sahara Nord-Occidental. page 32

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Epharmottomena lacroixi (1)

Epharmottomena lacroixi (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Epharmottomena costiplaga (Warren & Rothschild, 1903)	(Warren & Rothschild, 1903)	species	Synonym	Metachrostis costiplaga
Epharmottomena lacroixi (Lucas D., 1914)	(Lucas D., 1914)	species	Synonym	Armada lacroixi
Epharmottomena plumbizonata (Warren, 1913)	(Warren, 1913)	species	Synonym	Metoponrhis plumbizonata