Leptilema leia (Hampson, 1901)

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Permalink:	EILELEIA
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Lithosiini (tribe)/  Eilemina (subtribe)/  Leptilema (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Hampson, 1901)
Citation:	Ilema leia, sp. n.
Original genus:	Eilema
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1901c. New species of Syntomidae and Arctiadae.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(7) 8
Issue:	45
Pagination:	182
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980230

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Leptilema by M. Krüger (2015b: 84).

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
Leptilema leia (Hampson, 1901)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	Kenya	[Kenya], Br. E. Africa, Uganda Railway at mile 478, leg. C. S. Betton.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Leptilema leia (Hampson, 1901)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Kiriakoff S. G. 1954g. Hétérocères nouveaux ou peu connus du Katanga. page 176
Leptilema leia (Hampson, 1901)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Kiriakoff S. G. 1963a. Exploration du Parc Albert. Deuxième série. Lepidoptera Heterocera (partim). page 103
Leptilema leia (Hampson, 1901)	Kenya		Hampson G. F. 1901c. New species of Syntomidae and Arctiadae. page 182
Leptilema leia (Hampson, 1901)	Nigeria		Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 502
Leptilema leia (Hampson, 1901)	South Africa		Hampson G. F. 1913d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XIII. Noctuidae. page 502

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