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Metopoceras Guenée, 1850
Metopoceras Guenée, 1850; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (2) 8 : xviii [18], TS: Polia felicina Donzel
Nudifrons Staudinger, 1897; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 10 (1): pl. 4, f. 24, TS: Nudifrons delicata Staudinger
= ; [POOLE]; [NE7, 109]
Acrobyla Rebel, 1903; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 16 (1) : 68, TS: Acrobyla kneuckeri Rebel
= ; [NE7, 109]
Ammetopa Hampson, 1906; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 6: 120, TS: Metopoceras codeti Oberthür [= Erythrophaia canroberti, Oberthür]
= ; [POOLE]; [NE7, 109]
Calloecia Hampson, 1908
= ; [POOLE]; [NE7, 109]
Tritomoceras Berio, 1980; Ann. Mus. nat. Giacomo Doria 83: 10, 17, TS: Metopoceras khalildja Oberthür
= ; [POOLE]; [NE7, 109]
Acrobyla (Ophiderinae) ; [POOLE]
Metopoceras (Cuculliinae) ; [POOLE]
Metopoceras (Oncocnemidini) ; [NE7, 109]
Metopoceras (Armadini) ; [NE12, 201]

Subgenus Metopoceras Guenée, 1850
Metopoceras Guenée, 1850; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (2) 8 : xviii [18], TS: Polia felicina Donzel

 
; [NE7, 113]

Metopoceras felicina (Donzel, 1844)
SWEU, S.France. See [About maps] Polia felicina Donzel, 1844; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 2 : 199, pl. 6, f. 2, TL: Marseille dist.
Metopoceras (Metopoceras) felicina ; [NE7, 111]; [NE12, 202, pl. 15, f. 52-54]
M. f. calderana Pinker, 1965
Canary Islands Metopoceras felicina calderana Pinker, 1965; 164, pl. 21, f. 13, TL: Canary Islands, Caldera de Bandama
= Metopoceras felicina ; [POOLE]
Metopoceras felicina calderana ; [NE7, 112 (note)]
M. f. purpurariae Pinker, 1974
Canary Islands Metopoceras felicina purpurariae Pinker, 1974; 5, f. 16, TL: Canary Islands, Lanzarote, Arrecive
= Metopoceras felicina ; [POOLE]
Metopoceras felicina purpurariae ; [NE7, 112 (note)]

Metopoceras omar (Oberthür, 1887)
-. See [About maps] Cleophana omar Oberthür, 1887; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 7 : lvii, TL: Oued Leber, Tunis
Metapoceras[sic] omar ; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 231
Metopoceras omar ; [POOLE]
Metopoceras (Metopoceras) omar ; [NE7, 113]; [NE12, 203]
NAF Metopoceras (Metopoceras) omar omar ; [NE7, 113]
M. o. maritima Failla-Tedaldi, 1890
Sicily, S.Italia Metopoceras maritima Failla-Tedaldi, 1890; Naturalista Siciliano 10 (2-3) : 31, pl. 1, f. 8, TL: Sicily
= Metopoceras omar ; [POOLE]
Metopoceras (Metopoceras) omar maritima ; [NE7, 114]
M. o. felix Standfuss, 1893
Egypt, Arabia, Middle East, Lebanon, Palestine Metopoceras felix Standfuss, 1893; 361, TL: Beirut [Lebanon]
= Metopoceras omar ; [POOLE]
Metopoceras sacra Staudinger, 1895; 281, pl. 9, f. 16, TL: Palestine
= Metopoceras omar ; [POOLE]
= ; [NE7, 113]
Metopoceras (Metopoceras) omar felix ; [NE7, 113 (note)]
M. o. caspica Alphéraky, 1895
Kopet-Dagh Metopocera sacra var. caspica Alphéraky, 1895; 171, TL: Sumbar River [Turkmen]
= Metopoceras omar ; [POOLE]
Metopoceras (Metopoceras) omar caspica ; [NE7, 113 (note)]

Metopoceras morosa Rothschild, 1914
Algeria, Morocco, .... See [About maps] Metopoceras morosa Rothschild, 1914; 326, TL: Algeria, Guelt-es-Stel
Metopoceras driss Rungs, 1953; 137, TL: Morocco, Mestigmeur
= ; [NE12, 201]
Metopoceras driss ; [POOLE]
Metopoceras (Metopoceras) driss ; [NE7, 113 (note)]
Metopoceras morosa ; [POOLE]
Metopoceras (Metopoceras) morosa ; [NE7, 113 (note)]

Metopoceras tabrenas Fibiger, Yela, Zilli & Ronkay, 2010
Spain. See [About maps] Metopoceras (Metopoceras) tabrenas Fibiger, Yela, Zilli & Ronkay, 2010; Noctuidae Europaeae 12 [NE12]: 201, pl. 15, f. 46-51, TL: Spain, Almeria, Rambla de Tabernas

Subgenus Tritomoceras Berio, 1980
Tritomoceras Berio, 1980; Ann. Mus. nat. Giacomo Doria 83: 10, 17, TS: Metopoceras khalildja Oberthür
Tritomoceras (Metopoceras) ; [NE7, 115]

Metopoceras albarracina Hampson, 1918
Spain. See [About maps] Metopoceras albarracina Hampson, 1918; Novit. zool. 25 : 127, TL: Spain, Albarracin
Metopoceras bubaceki Schawerda, 1924; 25, TL: Spain, Sierra Alfcanar
= ; [POOLE]; [NE7, 116]
Metopoceras albarracina ; [POOLE]
Metopoceras (Tritomoceras) albarracina ; [NE7, 116]

Metopoceras khalildja Oberthür, 1884
Spain, Sicily, NAF, Egypt. See [About maps] Metopoceras khalildja Oberthür, 1884; Étud. d'Ent. 9 : 38, pl. 3, f. 1, TL: Algeria, Sebdou
Metopoceras chalildja Hampson, 1906; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 6: 119 (emend.)
Metopoceras gypsata Turati, 1922; 149, pl. A, f. 11, TL: Cirenaica, Tobruk [Libya]
= ; [POOLE]; [NE7, 117]
albida Schawerda, 1934
= ; [NE7, 117]
sagarraiana De Gregorio & Ferrer-Vidal, 1980
= ; [NE7, 117]
Metopoceras chalidja ; [POOLE, (missp.)]
Metopoceras khalidja ; [POOLE, (missp.)]
Metopoceras (Tritomoceras) khalildja ; [NE7, 117]
M. k. suenderi Kobes, 1998
Spain Metopoceras (Tritomoceras) khalildja suenderi Kobes, 1998; Esperiana 6: 63, TL: Spain, Baleares, Formentera
Metopoceras (Tritomoceras) khalildja suenderi ; [NE12, 203]

Subgenus Ammetopa Hampson, 1906
Ammetopa Hampson, 1906; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 6: 120, TS: Metopoceras codeti Oberthür [= Erythrophaia canroberti, Oberthür]

Metopoceras canroberti (Oberthür, 1918)
Algeria, Morocco, .... See [About maps] Erythrophaia canroberti Oberthür, 1918; 169, pl. 497, f. 4130, TL: El-Outaya [Algeria]
Phorocera duseutrei Oberthür, 1922; 245, pl. 536, f. 4476-4479, TL: Morocco, Mrassine
= ; [POOLE]
Ammetopa seutrei[sic] agnellus Schwingenschuss, 1935; 58, pl. 1, f. 14, TL: Morocco, Tinmal
= ; [POOLE]
Metopoceras canroberti ; [POOLE]
Metopoceras (Ammetopa) duseutrei ; [NE7, 112 (note)]
Metopoceras (Ammetopa) canroberti ; [NE7, 112 (note)]

Metopoceras ioptera Wiltshire, 1977
Oman, ... See [About maps] Metopoceras ioptera Wiltshire, 1977; 159, pl. 3, f. 2, TL: Oman, Wadi Sahtan
Metopoceras ioptera ; [POOLE]
Metopoceras (Ammetopa) ioptera ; [NE7, 112 (note)]

Subgenus ?

Metopoceras delicata (Staudinger, 1897)
Palestine, Jordan Nudifrons delicata Staudinger, 1897; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 10 (2): 291, (1): pl. 4, f. 24, TL: Palestine, Jerusalem
Metopoceras gauckleri Püngeleri, 1905; 267, TL: Jordantal [Jordan]
= ; [POOLE]
Metopoceras gaucleri Hampson, 1906; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 6: 119 (emend.)
= ; [POOLE]
Metopoceras delicata ; [POOLE]

Metopoceras eutychina Rebel, 1947
Egypt, .... See [About maps] Metopoceras eutychina Rebel, 1947; 51, TL: Egypt
Metopoceras eutychina ; [POOLE]

Metopoceras mira (Brandt, 1938)
Iran, .... See [About maps] Armada mira Brandt, 1938; 567, f. 181, TL: Iran, Dalaki
Metopoceras mira ; [POOLE]

Metopoceras philbyi Wiltshire, 1980
Arabia, .... See [About maps] Metopoceras philbyi Wiltshire, 1980; 213, pl. 1, f. 36, TL: Saudi Arabia, Mecca
Metopoceras philbyi ; [POOLE]

Metopoceras pilleti Boursin, 1932
Syria, .... See [About maps] Metopoceras pilleti Boursin, 1932; 147, TL: Syria, Euphrates, near Deir-ez-Zor, Salihyeh
Metopoceras pilleti ; [POOLE]

Metopoceras popovi Wiltshire, 1980
Oman, .... See [About maps] Metopoceras popovi Wiltshire, 1980; 196, pl. 11, f. 7, TL: Oman, Dhofar Province
Metopoceras popovi ; [POOLE]

Metopoceras solituda (Brandt, 1938)
Iran, .... See [About maps] Synthymia solituda Brandt, 1938; 553, f. 165-166, TL: Iran, Dalaki
Metopoceras solituda ; [POOLE]

Metopoceras swinhoei (Butler, 1883)
Anthaecia swinhoei Butler, 1883; 162, TL: India, Assirghur
Calloecia svinhoei Hampson, 1910; 56 (emend.)
Metopoceras swinhoei ; [POOLE]

Subgenus Acrobyla Rebel, 1903
Acrobyla Rebel, 1903; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 16 (1) : 68, TS: Acrobyla kneuckeri Rebel
Acrobyla (Metopocera) ; [NE7, 109 (note)]

Metopoceras draudti (Brandt, 1939)
Iran, .... See [About maps] Armada draudti Brandt, 1939; 296, f. 29, TL: Iran, Bender Tchahbahar
Acrobyla draudti ; [POOLE]

Metopoceras eylandti (Christoph, 1884)
Turkmenia. See [About maps] Acontia eylandti Christoph, 1884; 128, pl. 8, f. 6, TL: Askhabad
Acrobyla eylandti ; [POOLE]

Metopoceras kneuckeri (Rebel, 1903)
Egypt, NAF, ..., Pakistan. See [About maps] Acrobyla kneuckeri Rebel, 1903; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 16 (1) : 69, pl. 2, f. 9, TL: Wadi Esch-Schech between Sinai and Serbal Mtns
Acrobyla ariefera Hampson, 1926; 76, TL: Sind, Karachi [Pakistan]
= ; [POOLE]
Acrobyla kneuckeri gloriosa Rungs, 1945; Mauretania, Bir Maghrein
= ; [POOLE]
Acrobyla kneuckeri ; [POOLE]


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References:
[About maps]
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[BHL]
The; Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
[NE12]
Fibiger, Ronkay, Yela & Zilli, 2010; Rivulinae - Euteliinae, and Micronoctuidae and Supplement to Volume 1-11; Volume 12
[NE7]
Ronkay, G., & Ronkay, L., 1995; Cuculliinae II - Noctuidae Europaeae; Volume 7, 224pp
[POOLE]
Poole, R. W, 1989; Noctuidae; Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series, Fasc. 118)


Some related literature:
Donzel, 1844
Description d'une nouvelle espéce de Lépidoptére Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 2 : 199-201, pl. 6
Failla-Tedaldi, 1890
Contribuzione alla fauna Lepidopterologica della Sicilia Naturalista Siciliano 10 (2-3) : 25-31, 1 plate
Guenée, 1850
[no title] Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (2) 8 : xvii-xviii,[17-18]
Hampson, 1906
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 6: i-xiv, 1-532, pl. 96-107, 7: 108 (f. 1-8)
Hampson, 1918
Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Amatidae, Lithosidae, and Noctuidae Novit. zool. 25 : 93-217
Oberthür, 1884
Lépidoptères d'Algérie Étud. d'Ent. 9 : 33-40, pl. 3
Oberthür, 1887
[Lépidopteres d'Algérie] Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 7 : xlviii-xlix,[48-49], : lvii-lix,[57-59], : lxvii,[67-68], : lxxvi,[76], : lxxxiii-lxxxiv,[83-84], : xcix-c,[99-100]
Rebel, 1903
Eine neue Nocutide von der Sinai-Halbinsel Dt. ent. Z. Iris 16 (1) : 68-70
Rothschild, 1915
Lepidoptera of the M'Zab country, south Algeria, collected by Dr Ernest Hartert and Carl Hilgert in 1914 Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 228-243
Staudinger, 1897
Neue Lepidopteren aus Palaestina Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 10 (1): pl. 4, 9 (1897), (2): 271-319 (1898)


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