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Heteropternis thoracica (Walker, 1870)

Heteropternis thoracica (Walker, 1870): male, lateral view. (Otu).
Heteropternis thoracica (Walker, 1870): male, lateral view. (Otu).
Heteropternis thoracica (Walker, 1870): female, lateral view. (Otu).
Heteropternis thoracica (Walker, 1870): Page 231, Figure 1. female habitus. (Otu).
Heteropternis thoracica (Walker, 1870): Male, latero-dorsal view of live specimen, from Ngutadjap in the South Cameroon Plateau. 06/2017. (Otu).
Heteropternis thoracica (Walker, 1870): Female, dorsal view of live specimen, from Ngutadjap in the South Cameroon Plateau. 06/2017. (Otu).
CollectionObject 1519410; 3b0ebbf9-0b7f-4ee0-b56e-4fbe089f87c2: male, dorsal and lateral view, labels, (holotype). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1519419; a2d9075a-70ef-40af-8ce4-0c997b19cfe9: female, dorsal and lateral view, labels (holotype of Epacromia partita). (CollectionObject).

Type specimen

Holotype; male; 3b0ebbf9-0b7f-4ee0-b56e-4fbe089f87c2; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Sierra Leone

Nomenclature (65)

  • Epacromia thoracica Walker, 1870: 769.

    Holotype; male; 3b0ebbf9-0b7f-4ee0-b56e-4fbe089f87c2; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Sierra Leone

  • Epacromia partita Walker, 1870: 780.

    Holotype; female; a2d9075a-70ef-40af-8ce4-0c997b19cfe9; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); Sri Lanka: Badulla: Hakgala

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  • Heteropternis hyalina Saussure, 1888 (subjective synonym of Epacromia thoracica Walker, 1870) in Hollier, 2012: 232.
  • Heteropternis thoracica (Walker, 1870) in Hemp & Rowell, 2020: 154.

Nomenclature references (38)

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Descendants and synonyms

  • Heteropternis thoracica (Walker, 1870)
    • =Chortoicetes acutangulus Karny, 1907
    • =Heteropternis affinissima Bolívar, 1912
    • =Heteropternis antennata Bolívar, 1912
    • =Heteropternis flavida Sjöstedt, 1931
    • =Heteropternis hyalina Saussure, 1888
    • =Heteropternis junodiana Schulthess, 1899
    • =Heteropternis kilimandjarica Sjöstedt, 1910
    • =Epacromia partita Walker, 1870
Life zone and ecology data

Terrestrial

Heteropternis thoracica (Walker, 1870)

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