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Sciomesa franciscae Laporte, 1991

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Xyleninae (subfamily)/  Apameini (tribe)/  Sciomesa (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Sciomesa mesophaea
Authorship:Laporte, 1991
Citation:Sciomesa franciscae, n. sp.
Original genus:Sciomesa
Publication:Rougeot P.-C., Bourgogne J. & Laporte B. 1991. Les Lépidoptères Hétérocères d'Afrique orientale.
Journal:Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.)
Volume:27
Issue:4
Pagination:423–424, figs 13, 108
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Sciomesa franciscae (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Conicofrontia mesophaea Aurivillius 1910; synonymised by B. Le Ru et al. (2025: 203).

Le Ru B., Hévin N. M.-C., Capdeville-Dulac C., Musyoka B. K., Conlong D., Van Den Berg J., Ndemah R., Le Gall Ph., Nyamukondiwa C., Pallangyo B., Njaku M., Goftishu M., Assefa Y., Haile A., Chipapika G., Ong'amo G., Clamens A.-L., Barbut J. & Kergoat G.J. 2025. Review of the noctuid stemborer genus Sciomesa (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina): taxonomy, phylogeny and ecology, with the description of 12 new species.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Sciomesa franciscae Laporte, 1991 Holotype ♂ MNHN Holotype ♂, genitalia slide B. Laporte 1423♂, MNHN. Ethiopia Ethiopia, Shoa, near Hosana, 1982-11-17, leg. P.-C. Rougeot.
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