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Ophthalmodes squalida Butler 1878

Description

Ophthalmodes squalida Butler, 1878

Holotype, male, red ring label “Type” / “78-57 Old Calabar” (NHMUK).

Taxonomic note. Scoble (1999) refers to the taxon as being described from syntype (s) (sic!). In the original description (Butler 1878), the number of type specimens is not specified, however, the description refers to a single specimen.

Notes

Published as part of László, Gyula M., Hausmann, Axel & Karisch, Timm, 2023, Integrative taxonomic revision of the African taxa of the Racotis Moore, 1887 generic complex (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae, Boarmiini), pp. 1-109 in Zootaxa 5308 (1) on page 14, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5308.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8080929

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
NHMUK
Scientific name authorship
Butler
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Geometridae
Genus
Ophthalmodes
Species
squalida
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Ophthalmodes squalida Butler, 1878 sec. László, Hausmann & Karisch, 2023

References

  • Butler, A. G. (1878) Descriptions of some new genera and species of Lepidoptera from Old Calabar and Madagascar. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 5, 2 (12), 455 - 465.
  • Scoble, M. J. (1999) Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Stenstrup, 1016 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.1071 / 9780643101050