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Ophiusa waterloti Viette, 1982

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Erebinae (subfamily)/  Ophiusini (tribe)/  Ophiusa (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Viette, 1982
Citation:Ophiusa waterloti n. sp.
Original genus:Ophiusa
Publication:Viette P. 1982d. Deux nouvelles espèces de Noctuidae Catocalinae de Madagascar (Lepidoptera).
Journal:Lambillionea
Volume:82
Issue:3–4
Pagination:22–24, fig. 2
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Ophiusa waterloti (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Ophiusa waterloti Viette, 1982 Holotype ♂ MNHN Holotype ♂, genitalia slide P. Viette 4588♂, MNHN. Madagascar Madagascar Central, E of Ambatolampy, E of Belanitra, Andranotobaka, 1400 m, iii.1957, leg. P. Griveaud.
Distribution note:

The record of Réunion (Guillermet & Guillermet 1986: 266) is a misidentification of Pandesma muricolor Berio, 1966; see Orhant (2006: 22), M. Bippus (2018: 23).

Bippus M. 2018. New Erebidae from the Mascarene islands and about some Madagascar Lepidoptera (Lepidoptera: Erebidae).
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Ophiusa waterloti Viette, 1982 Madagascar Viette P. 1982c. Faune de Madagascar 61. Insectes Lépidoptères Sesiidae. page 22
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