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Siccia melanospila Hampson, 1911

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Lithosiini (tribe)/  Clemensiina (subtribe)/  Siccia (genus)/  melanospila species-group (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Hampson, 1911
Citation:Siccia melanospila, sp. n.
Original genus:Siccia
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1911. Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae, and Noctuidae.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(8) 8
Issue:46
Pagination:404
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617209
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Siccia melanospila (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Siccia melanospila Hampson, 1911 Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Lectotype ♂, designated by A. V. Volynkin (2023: 64), genitalia slide Arctiidae 6045♂, NHMUK Kenya Kenya, Br. E. Africa, Escarpment, Kikuyu, Ibea, 7500–8500 ft, ix–x.1900, leg. W. Doherty. Volynkin A. V. 2023a. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Siccia Walker (=Aemene Walker, syn. n.) in the Afrotropics with descriptions of seventy-three new species, three new subspecies, and a check-list of Asiatic taxa of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae). page 404
Siccia melanospila Hampson, 1911 Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Paralectotypes 2♂, 1♀, NHMUK. Kenya Kenya, Br. E. Africa, Escarpment, Kikuyu, Ibea, 7500–8500 ft, ix–x.1900, leg. W. Doherty. Volynkin A. V. 2023a. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Siccia Walker (=Aemene Walker, syn. n.) in the Afrotropics with descriptions of seventy-three new species, three new subspecies, and a check-list of Asiatic taxa of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae). page 404
Distribution note:

The record of DR Congo (S. G. Kiriakoff 1954e:30) needs confirmation.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Siccia melanospila Hampson, 1911 Kenya Hampson G. F. 1911. Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae, and Noctuidae. page 404
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination