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Mentaxya comorana Viette, 1960

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Noctuinae (subfamily)/  Noctuini (tribe)/  Agrotina (subtribe)/  Mentaxya (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Mentaxya ignicollis
Authorship:Viette, 1960
Citation:Mentaxya comorana n. sp.
Original genus:Mentaxya
Publication:Viette P. 1960d. Descriptions préliminaires de nouvelles espèces de Noctuelles de Madagascar et des Comores, III (Lep. Noctuidae).
Journal:Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France
Volume:64 (1959)
Issue:9–10
Pagination:222–223
URL:https://www.persee.fr/doc/bsef_0037-928x_1959_num_64_9_20498 https://www.persee.fr/doc/bsef_0037-928x_1959_num_64_9_20498
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Mentaxya comorana (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Agrotis ignicollis Walker, 1856; synonymized by A. Legrain (i.l. 04.ix.2016).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Mentaxya comorana Viette, 1960 Holotype ♂ MNHN Holotype ♂, genitalia slide P. Viette 3760♂, MNHN Comoros Comoros, Anjouan, M'Rémani, 800 m, x.1958, leg. P. Griveaud.
Mentaxya comorana Viette, 1960 Allotype ♀ MNHN Allotype ♀, MNHN. Comoros Comoros, Anjouan, M'Rémani, 800 m, x.1958, leg. P. Griveaud.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination