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Tesma fractifascia (Hampson, 1918)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Lithosiini (tribe)/  Lithosiina (subtribe)/  Tesma (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Hampson, 1918)
Citation:Ilema fractifascia n. sp.
Original genus:Eilema
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1918a. Descriptions of new genera and species of Amatidae, Lithosidae, and Noctuidae.
Journal:Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:25
Issue:1
Pagination:99
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3856902
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Tesma fractifascia (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Tesma by J. Birket-Smith (1965: 48).

Birket-Smith J. 1965. A revision of the West African Eilemic moths, based on the male genitalia (Lep., Arctidae [sic], Lithosinae [sic]; incl. gena. Crocosia, Eilema, Lithosia, Pelosia, Phryganopsis a.o.).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Tesma fractifascia (Hampson, 1918) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Arctiidae 221♂, NHMUK Cameroon Cameroon, Bitje [Bitye], Ja [Dja] river, 2000 ft, x–xi.1912, leg. G. L. Bates. Durante A. & Panzera S. 1999. I lepidotteri del Delta del Niger. Primo contributo. Conferma di Tesma fractifascia (Hampson, 1918) e descrizione della femmina (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae). page 99
Tesma fractifascia (Hampson, 1918) Allotype ♀ Neallotype ♀, designated by A. Durante & S. Panzera (1999: 445), genitalia slide A. Durante 130/97♀, coll. Durante. Cameroon Cameroon, Bitje [Bitye], Ja [Dja] river, 2000 ft, x–xi.1912, leg. G. L. Bates. Durante A. & Panzera S. 1999. I lepidotteri del Delta del Niger. Primo contributo. Conferma di Tesma fractifascia (Hampson, 1918) e descrizione della femmina (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lithosiinae). page 99
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Tesma melema (Kiriakoff, 1958) (Kiriakoff, 1958) species Synonym Phryganopsis melema