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Meganola fontainei Hacker, 2012

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Higher taxa: Nolidae (family)/  Nolinae (subfamily)/  Nolini (tribe)/  Meganola (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Hacker, 2012
Citation:Meganola fontainei Hacker spec. nov.
Original genus:Meganola
Publication:Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Goater B. 2012. Revision of the tribe Nolini of Africa and the Western Palaearctic Region (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae, Nolinae).
Journal:Esperiana
Volume:17
Issue:
Pagination:450, figs A–G
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Meganola fontainei Hacker, 2012 Holotype ♂ RMCA Holotype ♂, genitalia slide H. Hacker 19448, RMCA. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Katanga, Congo, Lubumbashi, 05.vi.1948, leg. Ch. Seydel.
Meganola fontainei Hacker, 2012 Paratype ♂ ZSM Paratypes 2♂, 3♀, genitalia slides H. Hacker 19609, 18276, RCMA, ZSM. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Katanga, Congo, Lubumbashi, 05.vi.1948, leg. Ch. Seydel.
Distribution note:

The record of Côte d'Ivoire might be a misidentification of Meganola palaeographa (see G. M. László 2025a: 171).

László G. M. 2025a. Integrative taxonomic review of the Meganola monofascia van Son species group sensu Hacker et al. (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Nolidae, Nolinae, Nolini).
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