Pseudometa choba (Druce, 1899)

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Permalink:	PSEUCHOB
Higher taxa:	Lasiocampidae (family)/  Lasiocampinae (subfamily)/  Selenepherini (tribe)/  Pseudometa (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Druce, 1899)
Citation:	Taragama choba, sp. n.
Original genus:	Taragama
Publication:	Druce H. 1899a. Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera from tropical America, Africa, and the Eastern Islands.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(7) 3
Issue:	15
Pagination:	473
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16026193

Pseudometa tenebra (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Pseudometa by W. T. H. Tams (1925d: 552).

Tams W. H. T. 1925d. African Lasiocampidae: notes and new species.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Pseudometa choba (Druce, 1899)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 1358♂, NHMUK.	Nigeria	[Nigeria], W Africa, Lagos, leg. A. Moloney.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Pseudometa choba (Druce, 1899)	Ghana		Joannou J. G. & Kühne L. 2008. Lasiocampidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 131
Pseudometa choba (Druce, 1899)	Kenya		Joannou J. G. & Kühne L. 2008. Lasiocampidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 131
Pseudometa choba (Druce, 1899)	Nigeria		Druce H. 1899a. Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera from tropical America, Africa, and the Eastern Islands. page 473
Pseudometa choba (Druce, 1899)	Tanzania		Joannou J. G. & Kühne L. 2008. Lasiocampidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 131
Pseudometa choba (Druce, 1899)	Uganda		Joannou J. G. & Kühne L. 2008. Lasiocampidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 131
Pseudometa choba (Druce, 1899)	Zambia		Joannou J. G. & Kühne L. 2008. Lasiocampidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 131

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Pseudometa tenebra (1)

Pseudometa tenebra (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Pseudometa nigricans Aurivillius, 1925	Aurivillius, 1925	species	Synonym	Pseudometa nigricans
Pseudometa tenebra (Bethune-Baker, 1911)	(Bethune-Baker, 1911)	species	Synonym	Glocia tenebra