Tosacantha
| Number: | 29469.0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Author: | Fletcher | |
| Bhl Page: | http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/148261#page/78/mode/2up | |
| Family: | Noctuidae | |
| Genus: | Tosacantha | |
| Journal: | Ruwenzori Exped. 1952 | |
| Year: | 1961 | |
| Homonym Count: | 1.0 | |
| Page: | 250 | |
| Part: | (7) | |
| Ref Id: | 1879.0 | |
| Status: | Available name | |
| Subfamily: | Herminiinae | |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea | |
| Volume: | 1 | |
| Type Country: | UGANDA | |
| Type Depository: | (BMNH, London) | |
| Type Locality: | Ruwenzori, Kilembe | |
| Types: | Holotype - male | |
| Type Des: | by original designation | |
| Type Sp Author: | Fletcher | |
| Type Sp Bhl Page: | http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/148261#page/78/mode/2up | |
| Type Sp In Author: | Boisduval & Guenée | |
| Type Sp Journal: | Ruwenzori Exped. 1952 | |
| Type Sp Page: | 250, figs 81, 116, 304, 307 & 308 | |
| Type Sp Volume: | 1 | |
| Type Sp Year: | 1961 | |
| Type Sp Ref Id: | 1879.0 | |
| Type Sp Genus: | Tosacantha | |
| Type Sp: | atmocyma | |
| Memo Links: | ['http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noctuidae', 'http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/search?searchTerm=TOSACANTHA'] | |
| Memo: | Poole (1989) included TOSACANTHA in the subfamily HERMINIINAE. Poole (1989) included only 1 species in the genus. |
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| License | Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike |
| Dataset | buttmoth |
| Dataset ID | f8bc9b9c-009a-4689-bd01-ed621095c457 |
| Resource | Butterflies and Moths of the World |
| Resource ID | c1727662-2d1e-426f-818c-d144552a747c |