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Meganola usambarana Hacker, 2012

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Higher taxa: Nolidae (family)/  Nolinae (subfamily)/  Nolini (tribe)/  Meganola (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Hacker, 2012
Citation:Meganola usambarana 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:444–445, figs A–M
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Meganola usambarana (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Meganola usambarana Hacker, 2012 Holotype ♂ ZSM Holotype ♂, genitalia slide H. Hacker 18434♂, ZSM Tanzania Tanzania, Tanga, Usambara Mts, Masumbai, 15 km E Bumbuli, 1500 m, 24–26.ii.2003, leg. M. Fibiger, H. Hacker, K. Larsen & H.-P. Schreier.
Meganola usambarana Hacker, 2012 Paratype ♂ NHMW ca. 140 Paratypes ♂, ♀, genitalia slides H. Hacker 18435, 19102, 19111, 19141, 19142, 18944, 18398, 19392, 18785, 19144, 19391, ZSM, NHMW, RMCA, NHMO. Tanzania Tanzania, Tanga, Usambara Mts, Masumbai, 15 km E Bumbuli, 1500 m, 24–26.ii.2003, leg. M. Fibiger, H. Hacker, K. Larsen & H.-P. Schreier.
Distribution note:

The records of DR Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda (Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Goater B. 2012: 445) refer to Meganola furvitincta poliographa (see G. M. László 2025a: 165).

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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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination