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Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Lymantriini (tribe)/  Olapa (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Holland, 1892)
Citation:L.[eucoma] tavetensis, sp. nov.
Original genus:Leucoma
Publication:Holland W. J. 1892a. Descriptions of some new species of African Lepidoptera.
Journal:The Entomologist
Volume:25
Issue:Supplement
Pagination:93
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11244426
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Olapa tavetensis (1)
Taxonomic note:

Described again by W. J. Holland (1896a: 250–251).

Holland W. J. 1896a. List of the Lepidoptera collected in Eastern Africa by Dr. W. L. Abbott, with descriptions of some apparently new species.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Holotype ♂ USNM Holotype ♂, USNM. Tanzania [Tanzania], Kilimanjaro, Taveta Forest, v.1888, leg. W. L. Abbott.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Burkina Faso page MGCL
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Burundi Dall'Asta U. 2008. Lymantriidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 172
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Cameroon Hering E. M. 1926–1927. Pterothysanidae, Lymantriidae, Brahmaeidae. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 137
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Comoros Mohéli (Mwali) Collenette C. L. 1959. Further new species of Lymantriidae from Madagascar (Lep.). page 105
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Comoros Grande Comore (Ngazidja) Collenette C. L. 1953. Notes on African Lymantriidae, with descriptions of some new species. page 561
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Congo Dall'Asta U. 2008. Lymantriidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 172
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Strand E. 1909g. Über einige Schmetterlinge aus Kibwezi in British Ost-Afrika, nebst Bemerkungen über afrikanische Beralade-Arten. page 370
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Rebel H. 1914a. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition R. Grauer nach Zentralafrika, Dezember 1909 bis Februar 1911. Lepidopteren. page 277
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Kenya Strand E. 1909g. Über einige Schmetterlinge aus Kibwezi in British Ost-Afrika, nebst Bemerkungen über afrikanische Beralade-Arten. page 370
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 175 (as nigribasis)
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 175 (as nigribasis)
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Nigeria Swinhoe C. 1903a. A revision of the Old World Lymantriidae in the national collection. page 382
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Sudan Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1. page 19
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Tanzania Zanzibar (Unguja) Druce H. 1899a. Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera from tropical America, Africa, and the Eastern Islands. page 469 (as telesilla)
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Tanzania Holland W. J. 1892a. Descriptions of some new species of African Lepidoptera. page 93
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Tanzania Aurivillius C. 1909b. Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera und Heterocera (Pars I) von Madagaskar, den Comoren und den Inseln Ostafrikas. – In: Voeltzkow, A., Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–1905. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse. page 348
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Tanzania Pemba Aurivillius C. 1909b. Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera und Heterocera (Pars I) von Madagaskar, den Comoren und den Inseln Ostafrikas. – In: Voeltzkow, A., Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–1905. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse. page 337
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Uganda Sevastopulo D. G. 1957d. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (V). page 279
Olapa tavetensis (Holland, 1892) Zimbabwe Janse A. J. T. 1917a. Description of an apparently undescribed moth of the family Lymantriadae (Lepidoptera). page 185 (as nigribasis)
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
Olapa nigribasis Janse, 1917 Janse, 1917 species Synonym Olapa nigribasis
Olapa telesilla (Druce, 1899) (Druce, 1899) species Synonym Antiphella telesilla
Olapa tellisilla (Swinhoe, 1922) (Swinhoe, 1922) species Misapplied Antiphella tellisilla