Acontarache

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Acontarache

Berio, 1977
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A. somaliensis
Binomial name
Acontarache somaliensis
Berio, 1977

Acontarache is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Acontarache somaliensis, is found in Somalia. Both the genus and species were first described by Emilio Berio in 1977. [1] [2]

Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms gives this name as a subgenus of Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816 and the above species as a synonym of Acontia somaliensis(Berio, 1977). [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acontarache". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Acontarache Berio, 1977". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw . Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  3. Savela, Markku (May 31, 2020). "Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 30, 2020.