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- Sciomesa Tams & Bowden, 1953
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Sciomesa Tams & Bowden, 1953; Bull. Ent. Res. 43: 648, TS: Conicofrontia mesoscia Hampson
Sciomesa (Amphipyrinae) ; [POOLE]; [MOB12, 129 (note)]
Sciomesa (Sesamiina) ; [NE8, 17, 182]
Sciomesa (Sasamiina) ; Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 645
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya - Tanzania - South Africa. See [About maps]
Conicofrontia mesophaea Hampson, 1910; 530, pl. 148, f. 25, TL: German East Africa, Kilimanjaro
Conicofrontia mesoscia Hampson, 1918; Novit. zool. 25 : 156, TL: Natal, Durban
= ; Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
Sciomesa mirifica Laporte, 1984; 36, pl. 8, f. 112, TL: Ethiopia, Dinsho Marsh
= ; Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
Sciomesa constantini Laporte, 1984; 36, pl. 8, f. 11, TL: Ethiopia, Dinsho Reserve
= ; Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
Sciomesa? etchecopari Laporte, 1975; 282, f. 8, TL: Ethiopia, Kebre-Mengist region
= ; Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
Sciomesa etchecopari ; [POOLE]
Sciomesa constantini ; [POOLE]
Sciomesa mirifica ; [POOLE]
Sciomesa mesoscia ; [POOLE]
Sciomesa mesophaea ; [POOLE]; Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
Larva on
Typha domigensis,
T. latifolia,
Cyperus dives,
C. atroviridis,
C. congestus,
C. dichrostachyus,
C. involucratus,
C. solidus,
Carex acutiformis,
Schoenoplectus sp. Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
Ethiopia. See [About maps]
Sesamia excelsa Laporte, 1976; 134, f. 9, TL: Ethiopia, Mont Batu region
Acrapex sparsipuncta Laporte, 1984; 31, pl. 9, f. 119, TL: Ethiopia, Dinsho Marsh
= ; Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
Acrapex sparsipuncta ; [POOLE]
Sesamia excelsa ; [POOLE]
Sciomesa excelsa ; Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
Uganda, Kenya. See [About maps]
Sciomesa venata Fletcher, 1961; 210, f. 45, TL: Ruwenzori, Misigo
Sciomesa venata ; [POOLE]; Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
Larva on
Schoenoplectus corymbosus Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
South Africa. See [About maps]
Conicofrontia scotochroa Hampson, 1914; 164, TL: Transvaal, Pretoria
Sciomesa scotochroa ; [POOLE]; Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
Larva on
Cyperus fastigiatus Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
Ethiopia. See [About maps]
Acrapex boulardi Laporte, 1984; 31, pl. 9, f. 16, TL: Ethiopia, Koffole Region
Acrapex congitae Laporte, 1984; 32, pl. 9, f. 115, TL: Ethiopia, Koffole Region
= ; Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
Sesamia minuta Laporte
= ; Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
Sesamia minuscula Laporte
= ; Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
Acrapex congitae ; [POOLE]
Acrapex boulardi ; [POOLE]
Sciomesa boulardi ; Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
Tanzania. See [About maps]
Sciomesa renibifida Berio, 1973; Ann. Mus. nat. Giacomo Doria 79: 145, f. 23, TL: Ikonda
Sciomesa renibifida ; [POOLE]; Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
Lesotho. See [About maps]
Sciomesa punctipennis ; Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
Sciomesa gnosia Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010
Kenya. See [About maps]
Sciomesa gnosia Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010; Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 647, 648, f. 3-4, 16, 23, TL: Kenya, Sigismon Forest (00°01'04"S, 37°100'19"E, 2793m)
Larva on
Cyperus dereilema Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
Sciomesa bua Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010
Tanzania. See [About maps]
Sciomesa bua Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010; Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 647, 648, f. 5, 17, TL: Tanzania, Moronga (09°10'18"S, 34°13'42"E, 2246m)
Larva on
Cyperus fisherianus Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010, Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6) : 648
Madagascar. See [About maps]
Sciomesa betschi Viette, 1967; 266, TL: Madagascar, Tsaratanana Massif, Matsabory, in vicinity fo Andohanisambirano
Sciomesa betschi ; [POOLE]
Madagascar. See [About maps]
Sciomesa janthina Viette, 1959; 228, TL: Madagascar, Andringitra Massif, around Boby
Sciomesa janthina ; [POOLE]
Madagascar. See [About maps]
Sciomesa oberthueri Viette, 1967; 697, f. 538, TL: Madagascar, Route to Anosibe, km. 57
Sciomesa oberthueri ; [POOLE]
Ethiopia. See [About maps]
Sciomesa secata Berio, 1977; 330, f. 15, TL: Abessinien, Adis Abeba
Sciomesa secata ; [POOLE]
Zaire. See [About maps]
Conicofrontia sjoestedti Aurivillius, 1925; 1313, f. 76, TL: Belgian Congo, Duma, Ubangi district
Sciomesa sjoestedti ; [POOLE]
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- References:
- [About maps]
- Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
- [MOB12]
- Holloway, 1989; The Moths of Bornee, Part 12; Family Noctuidae, trifine subfamilies: Noctuinae, Heliothina, Hadeninae, Acronictinae, Amphipyrinae, Agaristinae
- [NE8]
- Zilli, Ronkay & Fibiger, 2005; Noctuidae Europaeae 8: 323pp; Apameini
- [POOLE]
- Poole, 1989; Lepidopterorum catalogus (n.s.) 118 - Noctuidae
- Some related literature:
- Berio, 1973
- Nuove specie e generi di Noctuidae Africane e Asiatische e note sinonimiche. Part II
Ann. Mus. nat. Giacomo Doria 79: 126-171
- Hampson, 1918
- Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Amatidae, Lithosidae, and Noctuidae
Novit. zool. 25
: 93-217
- Moyal, Le Rü, Conlong, Cugala, Defabachew, Matama-Kauma, Pallangyo & Van den Berg, 2010
- Systematics and molecular phylogeny of two African stem borer genera, Sciomesa Tams & Bowden and Carelis Bowden (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Bull. Ent. Res. 100 (6)
: 641-659
- Tams & Bowden, 1953
- A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenee and related genera (Agrotidae-Lepidoptera)
Bull. Ent. Res. 43: 645-678, 6pls
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