Matopo Explained

Matopo is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by William Lucas Distant in 1898.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

• Matopo actinophora Hampson, 1909 Kenya, Tanzania
• Matopo berhanoui Laporte, 1984 Ethiopia
• Matopo descarpentriesi (Laporte, 1975)
• Matopo giacomellii Dognin, 1916 Argentina
• Matopo heterochroa Hampson, 1916 Somalia
• Matopo inangulata Hampson, 1909 Zimbabwe
• Matopo neotropicalis Jones, 1908 Brazil (Paraná)
• Matopo oberthueri Viette, 1965 Madagascar
• Matopo plurilineata Berio, 1955 Madagascar
• Matopo scutulata Janse, 1938 South Africa
• Matopo selecta (Walker, 1865) Punjab, Bombay, Senegal, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Egypt
• Matopo socotrensis Hacker & Saldaitis, 2010 Sokotra
• Matopo subarida Viette, 1976 Madagascar
• Matopo tamsi Kiriakoff, 1954 Zaire
• Matopo typica Distant, 1898 South Africa, Zimbabwe

References

• Distant . W. L.. March 1898. On a collection of heterocera made in the Transvaal. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 1. 3. 218–231. 10.1080/00222939808677957. 0374-5481.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . October 11, 2019 . Matopo Distant, 1898 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . December 23, 2020.
2. Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Matopo Distant, 1898 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . December 23, 2020.
3. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2019 . Matopo Distant, 1898 . Afromoths . December 23, 2020.