Mecothrix

Mecothrix Hacker, 2012

Subgenus Mecothrix Hacker, 2012 (Nola); Esperiana 17: 19 (list)

Subgenus Mecothrix (Nola); Hacker, 2014, Esperiana 19: 121 (list)
Mecothrix; [AfroMoths]; [iNaturalist]
Mecothrix (Nolini); László & Vetina, 2019, Zootaxa 4571 (2): 228

The poliophasma species-group

group Poliophasma (Subgenus Mecothrix); Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)

Mecothrix poliophasma (Fletcher, 1958) Uganda, Zaire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Celama poliophasma Fletcher, 1958; Br. Mus. Ruwenzori Exp. 1 (4): 55, f. 20-21, 34; TL: Uganda, Bundibugyo
- Celama poliophasma; [LepIndex]
- Mecothrix poliophasma; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Nola (group poliophasma) poliophasma; Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)
- Nola poliophasma; [POOLE]
Mecothrix phaeocraspis (Hampson, 1909) S.Nigeria, Gold Coast. See [maps]
- Celama phaeocraspis Hampson, 1909; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 4 (22): 351; TL: S.Nigeria, Olokemeji
- Celama megasema Hampson, 1914; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 399, pl. 23, f. 3; TL: Gold Coast, Bibianaha
  - = Nola phaeocraspis; [POOLE]
- Celama phaeocraspis; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 405, pl. 23, f. 16; [LepIndex]
- Mecothrix phaeocraspis; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Nola (group poliophasma) phaeocraspis; Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)
- Nola phaeocraspis; [POOLE]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
Mecothrix melalopha (Hampson, 1900) Cameroon, C.A.R., Gabon, Ghana, São Tomé & Principe. See [maps]
- Celama melalopha Hampson, 1900; Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 2: 27, pl. 18, f. 21; TL: W.Africa, Accra
- Celama melalopha; [LepIndex]
- Mecothrix melalopha; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Nola (group poliophasma) melalopha; Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)
- Nola melalopha; [POOLE]; [CoL]
Mecothrix triangulalis (Toulgoët, 1961) Madagascar. See [maps]
- Celama triangulalis Toulgoët, 1961; Mém. Inst. sci. Madagascar (E) 12: 205, pl. 2, f. 20; TL: Madagascar E, near Périnet, Analamazaotra Forest, 950 m
- Celama triangulalis; [LepIndex]
- Mecothrix triangulalis; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Nola (group poliophasma) triangulalis; Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)
- Nola triangulalis; [POOLE]

The aegyptiaca species-group

group Aegyptiaca (Subgenus Mecothrix); Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)

Mecothrix aegyptiaca (Snellen, 1875) -. See [maps]
- Nola aegyptiaca Snellen, 1875; Tijdschr. Ent. 18: 67, pl. 6, f. 3; TL: Egypt, Cairo
- Celama aegyptiaca; Hampson, 1900, Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 2: 25; [LepIndex]
- Mecothrix aegyptiaca; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Nola (group aegyptiaca) aegyptiaca; Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)
- Nola aegyptiaca; [POOLE]; [NE11], 101 (list); [FE]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
- M. a. aegyptiaca Egypt
  - Mecothrix aegyptiaca aegyptiaca; [AfroMoths]
- M. a. sahelica (Hacker, 2012) Tanzania
  - Nola aegyptiaca sahelica Hacker, 2012; Esperiana 17: 155; TL: Tanzania, Mt Meru, Momella, 1600-1800 m
  - Mecothrix aegyptiaca sahelica; [AfroMoths]
- M. a. bischofi (Hacker, 2012) Yemen, Egypt, Somalia, Sudan, Burkina Faso
  - Nola aegyptiaca bischofi Hacker, 2012; Esperiana 17: 157; TL: Yemen, Hadramaut, Daw'an, Kar Sowdan, 10 km S of Al Huraydah, 900 m
  - Mecothrix aegyptiaca bischofi; [AfroMoths]
- M. a. cana (Hacker, 2012) Mozambique
  - Nola (group aegyptiaca) cana Hacker, 2012; Esperiana 17: 19 (list), 158; TL: Mozambique, Magude
  - Mecothrix aegyptiaca cana; László & Vetina, 2019, Zootaxa 4571 (2): 229; [AfroMoths]
  - Nola cana; [iNaturalist]
Mecothrix guillermeti (Orhant, 2003) Reunion
- Nola guillermeti Orhant, 2003; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 108 (2): 142; TL: Réunion, Plaine d'Affouches, 950m
- Mecothrix guillermeti; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Nola (group aegyptiaca) guillermeti; Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)
Mecothrix herbuloti (Toulgoët, 1982) Reunion
- Nola herbuloti Toulgoët, 1982; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 18 (4): 551; TL: Réunion, Cilaos, 1200 m
- Mecothrix herbuloti; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Nola (group aegyptiaca) herbuloti; Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)
- Nola herbuloti; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

The flaviciliata species-group

group Flaviciliata (Subgenus Mecothrix); Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)

Mecothrix flaviciliata (Hampson, 1901) Sierra Leone. See [maps]
- Celama flaviciliata Hampson, 1901; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 8 (45): 176; TL: S. Leone
- Celama flaviciliata; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 391, pl. 22, f. 10; [LepIndex]
- Mecothrix flaviciliata; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Nola (group flaviciliata) flaviciliata; Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)
- Nola flaviciliata; [POOLE]; [CoL]
Mecothrix usambara (Hacker, 2012) Tanzania. See [maps]
- Nola (group flaviciliata) usambara Hacker, 2012; Esperiana 17: 19 (list), 163; TL: Tanzania, Tanga, Usambara Mts, Amani, 900m
- Mecothrix usambara; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

The adelpha species-group

group Adelpha (Subgenus Mecothrix); Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)

Mecothrix adelpha (Fletcher, 1958)
- Celama adelpha Fletcher, 1958; Br. Mus. Ruwenzori Exp. 1 (4): 55, f. 18-19, 36; TL: Uganda, Fort Portal, 5000ft
- Celama adelpha; [LepIndex]
- Mecothrix adelpha; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Nola (group adelpha) adelpha; Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)
- Nola adelpha; [POOLE]; [CoL]
Mecothrix abyssinica (Hacker, 2012) Ethiopia. See [maps]
- Nola (group adelpha) abyssinica Hacker, 2012; Esperiana 17: 19 (list), 166; TL: Ethiopia, Oromia, 13 km S of Agere Maryam, 1960 m,
- Mecothrix abyssinica; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Nola abyssinica; [iNaturalist]
- ?Evonima littoralis abyssinica; Hu, László, Ronkay & Wang, 2013, Zootaxa 3716 (4): 599 (note)
- M. a. abyssinica
  - Mecothrix abyssinica abyssinica; [AfroMoths]
- M. a. subiridescens (Hacker, 2012) S.Africa
  - Nola abyssinica subiridescens Hacker, 2012; Esperiana 17: 169; TL: South Africa, Franschhoek, Theewaters Nat. R.
  - Mecothrix abyssinica subiridescens; [AfroMoths]
  - Nola abyssinica subiridescens; [iNaturalist]
Mecothrix lobmayeri (Hacker, 2012) Kenya. See [maps]
- Nola (group adelpha) lobmayeri Hacker, 2012; Esperiana 17: 19 (list), 171; TL: Kenya, Mt Elgon National Park, Kimothon River, 3200 m
- Mecothrix lobmayeri; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Mecothrix balealpina (Hacker, 2012) Ethiopia. See [maps]
- Nola (group adelpha) balealpina Hacker, 2012; Esperiana 17: 19 (list), 172; TL: Ethiopia, Oromia, Bale Mountains National Park, Disho, 750 m SSW of Headquarter, 3174 m
- Mecothrix balealpina; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Mecothrix afroalpina (Hacker, 2012) Kenya. See [maps]
- Nola (group adelpha) afroalpina Hacker, 2012; Esperiana 17: 19 (list), 173; TL: Kenya, Mt Elgon National Park, Kimothon River, 3200 m
- Mecothrix afroalpina; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Mecothrix iridescens (van Son, 1933) Cape. See [maps]
- Celama iridescens van Son, 1933; Ann. Transv. Mus. 15 (2): 189, (plates): pl. 4, f. 3a-c, pl. 8, f. 1-8; TL: Cape Province, Stellenbosch
- Celama iridescens; [LepIndex]
- Mecothrix iridescens; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Nola (group adelpha) iridescens; Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)
- Nola iridescens; [POOLE]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Mecothrix obliquilinealis (Toulgoët, 1972) Madagascar. See [maps]
- Celama obliquilinealis Toulgoët, 1972; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 77 (1-2): 44; TL: Madagascar, Andringitra Central, Cirque Boby, Soaindrana, 2500 m
- Celama obliquilinealis; [LepIndex]
- Mecothrix obliquilinealis; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Nola (group adelpha) obliquilinealis; Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)
- Nola obliquilinealis; [POOLE]; [CoL]

The undulata species-group

group Undulata (Subgenus Mecothrix); Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)

Mecothrix undulata (Fletcher, 1962) Tanzania. See [maps]
- Celama undulata Fletcher, 1962; Veröff. zool. Staatssaml. München 7: 3, pl. 1, f. 5-6, pl. 2, f. 9-11; TL: Meru, Momella, 1800m
- Celama undulata; [LepIndex]
- Mecothrix undulata; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Nola (group undulata) undulata; Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)
- Nola undulata; [POOLE]; [CoL]
Mecothrix brachymorpha (Hacker, 2012) Tanzania. See [maps]
- Nola (group undulata) brachymorpha Hacker, 2012; Esperiana 17: 19 (list), 178; TL: Tanganjika Territory, Matengo-Hochland, WSW of Songea, Ugano, 1500-1700 m
- Mecothrix brachymorpha; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Mecothrix destituta (Hacker, 2012) Ethiopia. See [maps]
- Nola (group undulata) destituta Hacker, 2012; Esperiana 17: 19 (list), 179; TL: Ethiopia, Oromia, 8 km W of Nazret, 1790 m
- Mecothrix destituta; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Mecothrix bittermanni (Hacker, 2012) Yemen, Ethiopia. See [maps]
- Nola (group undulata) bittermanni Hacker, 2012; Esperiana 17: 19 (list), 180; TL: Yemen, Sana'a, 6 km NW of Suq Baw'an, 3035 m
- Mecothrix bittermanni; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Mecothrix toulgoetiana (Hacker & Hoppe, 2012) Equatorial Guinea
- Nola (group undulata) toulgoetiana Hacker & Hoppe, 2012; Esperiana 17: 19 (list), 181; TL: Equatorial Guinea, Isla de Bioco, NE Pico Basile, 2880 m
- Mecothrix toulgoetiana; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

The omphalota species-group

group Omphalota (Subgenus Mecothrix); Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)

Mecothrix omphalota (Hampson, 1903) S.Nigeria, .... See [maps]
- Celama omphalota Hampson, 1903; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 11 (64): 341; TL: W.Africa, Old Calabar
- Celama omphalota; Hampson, 1914, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: 397, pl. 22, f. 25; [LepIndex]
- Mecothrix omphalota; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Nola (group omphalota) omphalota; Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)
- Nola omphalota; [POOLE]; [CoL] ; [AFM]
- M. o. omphalota W.Africa
  - Mecothrix omphalota omphalota; [AfroMoths]
- M. o. euroetes (Hacker, 2012) Ethiopia, Tanzania
  - Nola omphalota euroetes Hacker, 2012; Esperiana 17: 183; TL: Ethiopia, Oromia, 6 km ESE of Jimma, 1850 m
  - Mecothrix omphalota euroetes; [AfroMoths]
Mecothrix denauxi (Orhant, 2003) Reunion
- Nola denauxi Orhant, 2003; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 108 (2): 142; TL: Réunion, La Montagne, 300 m
- Mecothrix denauxi; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Nola (group omphalota) denauxi; Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)
- Nola denauxi; [iNaturalist]
Mecothrix vidoti (Legrand, 1966) Aldabra
- Celama vidoti Legrand, 1966; Mém. Mus. Hist. nat. Paris (A) 37: 161, pl. 12, f. 6; TL: Aldabra
- Celama vidoti; [LepIndex]
- Mecothrix vidoti; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Nola (group omphalota) vidoti; Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012, Esperiana 17: 19 (list)
- Nola vidoti; [POOLE]; [CoL]
Mecothrix mineti (Hacker, 2012) Madagascar. See [maps]
- Nola (group omphalota) mineti Hacker, 2012; Esperiana 17: 19 (list), 186; TL: Madagascar, Tananarive
- Mecothrix mineti; László & Vetina, 2019, Zootaxa 4571 (2): 230; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

Mecothrix calochromata (Hacker, 2014) Ethiopia. See [maps]
- Nola (Mecothrix) calochromata Hacker, 2014; Esperiana 19: 121 (list), 133; TL: Ethiopia, Harenna Forest, Harenna Forest Road, 2307m
- Mecothrix calochromata; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Mecothrix phoenicosea (Hacker, 2014) S.Africa. See [maps]
- Nola (Mecothrix) phoenicosea Hacker, 2014; Esperiana 19: 121 (list), 134; TL: South Africa, Free State, Clarens near Linwood, 1730m
Mecothrix rubicastanea (Hacker, 2014) S.Africa. See [maps]
- Nola (Mecothrix) rubicastanea Hacker, 2014; Esperiana 19: 121 (list), 135; TL: South Africa, Western Cape, Fish Hoek
- Mecothrix rubicastanea; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Mecothrix maputuana László, 2019 S.Mozambique. See [maps]
- Mecothrix maputuana László, 2019; Zootaxa 4571 (2): 230; TL: Mozambigue, 9m, Mapute Special Reserve, 26°19'35.9S, 32°42'35.7E
- Mecothrix maputuana; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

Unmatched external taxa

Mecothrix phoenicosa; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

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References:

[AFM]
African Moths
[AJA]
African Journal Archive
[AfroMoths] De Prins, J., & De Prins, W.
Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera); (Version 2024-03-15). Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Belspo; https://doi.org/10.15468/s1kwuw
[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!
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[FE] Fauna Europaea
Fauna Europaea
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[PERSEE]
Annales de la Société linnéenne de Lyon; Bulletin mensuel de la Société linnéenne de Lyon; Publications de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon; Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

[NE11]; Fibiger, Ronkay, Steiner & Zilli, 2009
Noctudae Europaeae 11: Pantheinae, Dilobinae, Acronictinae, Eustrotiinae, Nolinae, Bagisarinae, Acontiinae, Metoponiinae, Heliothinae and Bryophilinae Noct. Eur. 11
Fletcher, 1958
British Museum (Natural History) Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. Arctiidae, Nolinae Br. Mus. Ruwenzori Exp. 1 (4) : 55-66, f. 1-37
Fletcher, 1962
Nolinae from Tanganyika collected by Dr. Christa Lindemann and Nina Pavlitzki Veröff. zool. Staatssaml. München 7 : 3-8
Hacker, 2014
Revision of the tribe Nolini of Africa and the Western Palaearctic Region (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae, Nolinae) Supplement 1 Esperiana 19 : 121-179
Hacker & Hoppe in Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012; Hacker in Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012; Hacker, Schreier & Goater, 2012
Revision of the tribe Nolini of Africa and the Western Palaearctic Region (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae, Nolinae) Esperiana 17 : 7-614
Hampson, 1900
Catalogue of the Arctiadae (Nolinae, Lithosinae) in the collection of the British Museum Cat. Lep. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 2 : i-xx, 1-589, pl. 18-35
Hampson, 1901
New species of Syntomidae and Arctiadae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 8 (45) : 165-186
Hampson, 1903
Descriptions of new Syntomidae and Arctiadae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 11 (64) : 337-351
Hampson, 1909
Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae and Noctuiidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 4 (22) : 344-388
Hampson, 1914
Catalogue oof the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Volume 1 Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 1: i-xxvii [?], 1-838, pl. 1-41, 2: pl. 42 (f. 1-9)
Hu, László, Ronkay & Wang, 2013
A new species of the genus Evonima Walker, 1865 (Lepidoptera: Nolidae: Nolinae) from China Zootaxa 3716 (4) : 599-600
László & Vetina, 2019; László in László & Vetina, 2019
Contribution to the knowledge of the Nolini of the Maputo Special Reserve in South Mozambique with description of two new species and several taxonomic updates (Lepidoptera, Nolidae, Nolinae) Zootaxa 4571 (2) : 225-246
Legrand, 1966
Lépidoptères des iles Seychelles et d'Aldabra Mém. Mus. Hist. nat. Paris (A) 37 : 1-210, pl. 1-16
Orhant, 2003
Contribution à la connaissance des Noctuides et Géométrides de l'île de la Réunion (Lepidoptera) Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 108 (2) : 139-146
[POOLE]; Poole, 1989
Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series) 118: Noctuidae Lepid. cat. (n.s.) 118:
Snellen, 1875
Vier neuwe soorten van het genus Nola Leech Tijdschr. Ent. 18 : 61-69
van Son, 1933
A revision of the South African moths of the tribe Nolini Ann. Transv. Mus. 15 (2) : 181-232, (plates): pl. 1-8
Toulgoët, 1961
Description de Nolinae nouveaux de Madagascar. Lep. Arctiidae Mém. Inst. sci. Madagascar (E) 12 : 191-206, pl. 2
Toulgoët, 1972
Dix-septième contribution à l'étude des Arctiides malgaches Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 77 (1-2) : 41-48
Toulgoët, 1982
Description de nouvelles Nolides de Madagascar (Lepidoptera, Nolidae) Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 18 (4) : 539-551

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