Sciomesa secata Berio, 1977

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Permalink:	SCIOSECA
Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Xyleninae (subfamily)/  Apameini (tribe)/  Sciomesa (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Berio, 1977
Citation:	Sciomesa secata n. sp.
Original genus:	Sciomesa
Publication:	Berio E. 1977. Diagnosi di nuovi taxa di Noctuidae del globo (Lepidoptera).
Journal:	Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria
Volume:	81
Issue:
Pagination:	330, fig. 15
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34922106

Sciomesa secata (1)

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Taxonomic note:

This species does not belong to Sciomesa (see B. Le Ru et al. 2025: 181).

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 secata Berio, 1977	Holotype	♂	MSNM	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide E. Berio 5328♂ [in MSNM], SNHM.	Ethiopia	Ethiopia, Abyssinia, Addis Ababa, 1946-06-27, leg. I. Ambjörn.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Sciomesa secata Berio, 1977	Ethiopia		Berio E. 1977. Diagnosi di nuovi taxa di Noctuidae del globo (Lepidoptera). page 330

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Sciomesa secata (1)

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