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Metarctia venustissima Kiriakoff, 1961

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Metarctia (genus)/  Hebena (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Kiriakoff, 1961
Citation:Metarctia (Metarctia) venustissima spec. nov.
Original genus:Metarctia
Publication:Kiriakoff S. G. 1961a. Thyretidae nouveaux (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae).
Journal:Lambillionea
Volume:61
Issue:1–2
Pagination:10–11, fig. 4
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Metarctia venustissima (1)
Taxonomic note:

Taxonomic placement unclear (see Ł. Przybyłowicz 2009: 83). Transferred to subgenus Hebena by R. Fiebig et al. (2023: 331).

Fiebig R., László G. M., Volynkin A. V. & Taberer T. R. 2023. Integrative taxonomic revision of the Metarctia Walker, 1855 subgenus Hebena Walker, 1856, with descriptions of six new species and one new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Metarctia venustissima Kiriakoff, 1961 Holotype ♂ RMCA Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Ł. Przybyłowicz 147♂, RMCA. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the [Democratic Republic of Congo], Katanga, Kolwezi, 18.xi.1954, leg. R. Humpers.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Metarctia venustissima Kiriakoff, 1961 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Kiriakoff S. G. 1961a. Thyretidae nouveaux (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 11
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