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Mentaxya basilewskyi (Berio, 1955)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Noctuinae (subfamily)/  Noctuini (tribe)/  Agrotina (subtribe)/  Mentaxya (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Berio, 1955)
Citation:Georyx Basilewskyi n. sp.
Original genus:Georyx
Publication:Berio E. 1955d. Georyx muscosa Gey. e le specie affini (Lepid. Noct.).
Journal:Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines
Volume:51
Issue:3–4
Pagination:220–221, fig. 9
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Mentaxya basilewskyi (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Mentaxya by R. W. Poole (1989: 645).

Poole R. W. 1989. Noctuidae. – In: Heppner J. B. (Ed.) Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fasc. 118, Parts 1, 2, 3.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Mentaxya basilewskyi (Berio, 1955) Holotype ♂ RMCA Holotype ♂, genitalia slide E. Berio 1024♂, RMCA Congo, the Democratic Republic of the [Democratic Republic of Congo], Congo Belga, North Kivu, Rutshuru, xii.1937, leg. J. Ghesquière.
Mentaxya basilewskyi (Berio, 1955) Allotype ♀ RMCA Allotype ♀, RMCA. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the [Democratic Republic of Congo], Congo Belga, North Kivu, Rutshuru, xii.1937, leg. J. Ghesquière.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Mentaxya basilewskyi (Berio, 1955) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Berio E. 1955d. Georyx muscosa Gey. e le specie affini (Lepid. Noct.). page 221
Mentaxya basilewskyi (Berio, 1955) Ethiopia Laporte B. 1974a. Diagnoses de nouveaux genres et de plusieurs espèces inédites de Noctuidae trifides (Lépidoptères) d'Ethiopie. page 218 (as sandrae)
Mentaxya basilewskyi (Berio, 1955) Kenya page R. Fiebig
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Mentaxya sandrae Laporte, 1974 Laporte, 1974 species Synonym Mentaxya sandrae