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Integrative taxonomic revision of the Metarctia Walker, 1855 subgenus Hebena Walker, 1856, with descriptions of six new species and one new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini)
- 1. Nordstrasse 30, Rossleben-Wiehe, D-06571, Germany. ralflepidop@web.de; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5956-9248
- 2. African Natural History Research Trust (ANHRT), Street Court, Leominster-Kingsland, HR6 9QA, United Kingdom. & gyulalaszlo@anhrt.org.uk; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9862-8290
- 3. African Natural History Research Trust (ANHRT), Street Court, Leominster-Kingsland, HR6 9QA, United Kingdom. & anton@anhrt.org.uk; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9447-4925 & Altai State University, Lenina Avenue 61, RF-656049, Barnaul, Russia
- 4. African Natural History Research Trust (ANHRT), Street Court, Leominster-Kingsland, HR6 9QA, United Kingdom. & tabitha.taberer@anhrt.org.uk; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4001-9510 & Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3SZ, United Kingdom
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Fiebig, Ralf, László, Gyula M., Volynkin, Anton V., Taberer, Tabitha R. (2023): Integrative taxonomic revision of the Metarctia Walker, 1855 subgenus Hebena Walker, 1856, with descriptions of six new species and one new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini). Zootaxa 5339 (4): 301-354, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5339.4.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5339.4.1
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