Metopoceras omar (Oberthür, 1887)

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Permalink:	METOOMAR
Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Acontiinae (subfamily)/  Hypercalymniini (tribe)/  Metopoceras (genus)/  Metopoceras (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Oberthür, 1887)
Citation:	Cleophana Omar Ch. Obtr.
Original genus:	Cleophana
Publication:	Oberthür C. 1887–1888. Descriptions de nouvelles espèces de Lépidoptères algériens.
Journal:	Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France
Volume:	(6) 7
Issue:
Pagination:	lvii–lviii
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8231149

Metopoceras maritima (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Metopoceras omar (Oberthür, 1887)	Holotype	unknown	NHMUK	Holotype, NHMUK.	Tunisia	Tunisia, Oued-Leben.

Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Algeria, Egypt (Sinai), Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Palestine, Sicily, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Metopoceras omar (Oberthür, 1887)	Algeria	Hoggar and Tassili	Speidel W. & Hassler M. 1989. Die Schmetterlingsfauna der südlichen algerischen Sahara und ihrer Hochgebirge Hoggar und Tassili n'Ajjer (Lepidoptera). page 101
Metopoceras omar (Oberthür, 1887)	Kuwait		Wiltshire E. P. 1952a. Lepidoptera recently taken in Arabia. page 155
Metopoceras omar (Oberthür, 1887)	Mauritania		Rungs Ch. 1992. Premier aperçu sur la faune des lépidoptères du Sahara occidental. page 375
Metopoceras omar (Oberthür, 1887)	Oman		Wiltshire E. P. 1985b. New Heterocera from Oman (with a revised list of the moths known from the Musandam Peninsula). page 44
Metopoceras omar (Oberthür, 1887)	Saudi Arabia		Wiltshire E. P. 1952a. Lepidoptera recently taken in Arabia. page 155
Metopoceras omar (Oberthür, 1887)	United Arab Emirates		Legrain A. & Wiltshire E. P. 1998. Provisional checklist of the Macro-Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of the UAE. page 6
Metopoceras omar (Oberthür, 1887)	Western Sahara		Rungs Ch. 1992. Premier aperçu sur la faune des lépidoptères du Sahara occidental. page 375

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Metopoceras maritima (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Metopoceras caspica Alphéraky, 1895	Alphéraky, 1895	species	Synonym	Metopoceras caspica
Metopoceras felix Standfuss, 1894	Standfuss, 1894	species	Synonym	Metopoceras felix
Metopoceras maritima Failla-Tedaldi, 1890	Failla-Tedaldi, 1890	species	Synonym	Metopoceras maritima
Metopoceras sacra Staudinger, 1895	Staudinger, 1895	species	Synonym	Metopoceras sacra