Polypogon melanommoides (Krüger, 2005)

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Permalink:	NAARMLNM
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Herminiinae (subfamily)/  Polypogon (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Krüger, 2005)
Citation:	Naarda melanommoides sp. n.
Original genus:	Naarda
Publication:	Krüger M. 2005a. New genera and species of noctuid moths from Lesotho (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea: Noctuidae).
Journal:	African Entomology
Volume:	13
Issue:	1
Pagination:	98–99, figs 1, 33, 64

Polypogon melanommoides (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Polypogon by H. Hacker (2021: 278).

Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Polypogon melanommoides (Krüger, 2005)	Holotype	♂	TMSA	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 14599♂, TMSA	Lesotho	Lesotho, Maloti [Maluti] Mts, Oxbow, 28.45S 28.40E, 2530 m, 14.i.1992, leg. N. J. Duke.
Polypogon melanommoides (Krüger, 2005)	Paratype	♂	TMSA	Paratypes 17♂, 8♀, genitalia slide 14643, TMSA.	Lesotho	Lesotho, Maloti [Maluti] Mts, Oxbow, 28.45S 28.40E, 2530 m, 14.i.1992, leg. N. J. Duke.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Polypogon melanommoides (Krüger, 2005)	Lesotho		Krüger M. 2005a. New genera and species of noctuid moths from Lesotho (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea: Noctuidae). page 99
Polypogon melanommoides (Krüger, 2005)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 446
Polypogon melanommoides (Krüger, 2005)	South Africa	Western Cape	Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 446
Polypogon melanommoides (Krüger, 2005)	South Africa	Gauteng	Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 279
Polypogon melanommoides (Krüger, 2005)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 279
Polypogon melanommoides (Krüger, 2005)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 279

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Polypogon melanommoides (1)

Polypogon melanommoides (2)

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