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Description: | [Sierra Leone] This specimen from William Hunter's collection was obtained from Henry Smeathman who travelled to Sierra Leone in West Africa between 1771-1775 to collect specimens for Drury, Fothergill and Banks, etc. These have a printed cabinet label with 'Sm' in the corner indicating their origin.
This is one of only two members of its genus and is limited to western Africa (Sierra Leone to Ghana); the other species flies from Nigeria to the Congo Region. It is uncommon and limited to swampy forests.
The specimen originating from Smeathman means it may be a TYPE for the description by Fabricius, which is not in Copenhagen. [Torben B. Larsen det.] | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | ARTHINSECT : LEPIDOPTERA : SATYRIDAE : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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