Sciomesa oberthueri Viette, 1967

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Xyleninae (subfamily)/  Apameini (tribe)/  Sciomesa (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Viette, 1967
Citation:	Sciomesa oberthüri n. sp.
Original genus:	Sciomesa
Publication:	Viette P. 1967c. Noctuelles Trifides de Madagascar: Ecologie, Biogéographie, Morphologie et Taxonomie (Lep.), suite et fin. Insectes Lépidoptères Noctuidae. Amphipyrinae (part.) et Melicleptriinae.
Journal:	Faune de Madagascar
Volume:	20
Issue:	2
Pagination:	697–698, figs 538, 542
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61787978

Sciomesa oberthueri (1)

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Taxonomic note:

This species is sister to all remaining Sciomesa species (see B. Le Ru et al. 2025: 225).

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 oberthueri Viette, 1967	Holotype	♂	MNHN	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide P. Viette 3808♂, MNHN.	Madagascar	Madagascar E, road to Anosibe at km 57, 18.ii.1955, leg. P. Viette.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Sciomesa oberthueri Viette, 1967	Madagascar		Viette P. 1967c. Noctuelles Trifides de Madagascar: Ecologie, Biogéographie, Morphologie et Taxonomie (Lep.), suite et fin. Insectes Lépidoptères Noctuidae. Amphipyrinae (part.) et Melicleptriinae. page 697

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Sciomesa oberthueri (1)

Sciomesa oberthueri (2)

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