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Meganola praefica (Saalmüller, 1884)

Permalink:	MEGAPRAE
Higher taxa:	Nolidae (family)/ Nolinae (subfamily)/ Nolini (tribe)/ Meganola (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Saalmüller, 1884)
Citation:	Nola Praefica n. sp.
Original genus:	Nola
Publication:	Saalmüller M. 1884. Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Erste Abtheilung. Rhopalocera, Heterocera: Sphinges et Bombyces.
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Pagination:	174–175; pl. 5, fig. 57
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9317440

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Meganola praefica (1)

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Meganola praefica (Saalmüller, 1884)	Holotype	♂	SNMF	Holotype ♂, in bad condition (see H. Hacker et al. 2012: 370), SNMF.	Madagascar	Madagascar, Nossi Be.	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). page 174–175; pl. 5, fig. 57
Meganola praefica (Saalmüller, 1884)	Paratype	♀	MNUL	Paratype 1♀, MNUL.	Madagascar	Madagascar, Nossi Be.	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). page 174–175; pl. 5, fig. 57

Distribution note:

The records of South Africa (Hampson 1900a: 37, Pinhey 1975: 162), and Zimbabwe (Pinhey 1975: 162) refer to Meganola monofascia (van Son, 1933). Megnola praefica is endemic to Madagascar (see G. M. László 2025a: 152).

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

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication
Meganola praefica (Saalmüller, 1884)	Comoros	Grande Comore (Ngazidja)	Toulgoët H. de 1980b. Description de nouvelles Arctiides de la région malgache (Lépidoptères). Archipel des Comores (23e note). page 348
Meganola praefica (Saalmüller, 1884)	Comoros	Mohéli (Mwali)	Toulgoët H. de 1979a. Lépidoptères Arctiidae et Nolidae de l'Archipel des Comores. – In: Matile L (ed.) Faune entomologique de l'Archipel des Comores. page 190
Meganola praefica (Saalmüller, 1884)	Madagascar	Nosy Bé	Saalmüller M. 1884. Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Erste Abtheilung. Rhopalocera, Heterocera: Sphinges et Bombyces. page 174
Meganola praefica (Saalmüller, 1884)	Madagascar		Aurivillius C. 1909b. Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera und Heterocera (Pars I) von Madagaskar, den Comoren und den Inseln Ostafrikas. – In: Voeltzkow, A., Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–1905. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse. page 339

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