Megalonycta forsteri Laporte, 1979

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Acronictinae (subfamily)/  Megalonycta (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Laporte, 1979
Citation:	Megalonycta forsteri n. sp.
Original genus:	Megalonycta
Publication:	Laporte B. 1979. Descriptions de nouvelles espèces de noctuelles de l'Afrique (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae).
Journal:	Spixiana
Volume:	2
Issue:	2
Pagination:	109–110, fig. 5 [sic, recte 6].
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28200015

Megalonycta forsteri (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Megalonycta forsteri Laporte, 1979	Holotype	♂	ZSM	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide B. Laporte 552♂, ZSM.	Tanzania	Tanzania, Bukoba, 09.x.1964, leg. J. Scheven.
Megalonycta forsteri Laporte, 1979	Paratype	♂		Paratype 1♂, coll. Laporte.	Tanzania	Tanzania, Bukoba, 09.x.1964, leg. J. Scheven.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Megalonycta forsteri Laporte, 1979	Ethiopia		Kiss Á. 2017. Taxonomic review of the Craniophora s.l. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acronictinae) generic complex with description of 8 new genera and 13 new species. page 59
Megalonycta forsteri Laporte, 1979	Kenya		Kiss Á. 2017. Taxonomic review of the Craniophora s.l. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acronictinae) generic complex with description of 8 new genera and 13 new species. page 59
Megalonycta forsteri Laporte, 1979	Tanzania		Laporte B. 1979. Descriptions de nouvelles espèces de noctuelles de l'Afrique (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). page 110

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Megalonycta forsteri (1)

Megalonycta forsteri (2)

Megalonycta forsteri (3)

Megalonycta forsteri (4)

Megalonycta forsteri (5)

Megalonycta forsteri (6)

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