Insecta
Lepidoptera
Ditrysia
Noctuoidea
Noctuidae
Noctuinae
- Noctua Linnaeus, 1758
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Noctua Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 508, TS: Phalaena pronuba Linnaeus
Noctuella Rafinesque, 1815
Nyctemia Rafinesque, 1815
Triphaena Ochsenheimer, 1816; Schmett. Eur. 4: 69, TS: Phalaena pronuba Linnaeus
Triphaena Hübner, [1821]
Lampra Hübner, [1821]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (14): 221, TS: Phalaena fimbriata Schreber
Euschesis Hübner, [1821]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (14): 221, TS: Noctua janthina Denis & Schiffermüller
Tryphaena Meigen, 1832; : 78 (unj. emend. Triphaena Ochsenheimer, 1816)
Xanthoptera Sodoffsky, 1837; : 86 (unn. repl. Triphaena Ochsenheimer, 1816)
Latanoctua Beck, Kobes & Ahola, 1993
Paranoctua Beck, Kobes & Ahola, 1993
Internoctua Beck, Kobes & Ahola, 1993
Noctua ; [NE2, 71]
Noctua (Noctuini) ; [NE3, 150]
The pronuba species-group
pronuba ; NE3, 151
EU, NAF, Canary Islands, NAF, Middle East, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, NW.India, Novosibirsk, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, C.Asia, NA (introduced). See [About maps]
Iso morsiusyökkönen
Large Yellow Underwing
Hausmutter
Phalaena (Noctua) pronuba Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 512, TL: Europe, Sweden
Noctua connuba Hübner, [1822]; : pl. 148, f. 690-681, TL: Noctua pronuba, Linnaeus
Triphaena innuba Treitschke, 1825; in Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. 5 (1): 265, TL: Europe
= ; [NE2: 72, pl. 4, f. 6]
Triphaena pronuba var. hoegei Herrich-Schäffer, 1861; : 25, f. 117-118, TL: Hamburg
f. ochrea Tutt, 1892
nuba Kaiser, 1919
= Noctua pronuba f. ochrea Tutt, 1892; [NE2: 72]
f. rufa Tutt, 1892
= ; [NE2: 72, pl. 4, f. 5]
f. brunnea Tutt, 1892
f. coerulescens Tutt, 1892
= ; [NE2: 72, pl. 4, f. 7]
f. ochreainnuba Tutt, 1892
f. griseainnuba Tutt, 1892
f. ochreabrunnea Tutt, 1892
f. griseabrunnea Tutt, 1892
f. disctinctacerulescens Tutt, 1892
ab. denigrata Schultz, 1907
Agrotis pronuba var. nigra Krausse, 1912; : 168, TL: Sardinia, between Sorgono and Atzara
ab. cracoviensis Prüffer, 1914
ab. maculina Wihan, 1917
ab. pallida Kaiser, 1919
Rhyacia pronuba f. decolorata Turati, 1923; Atti Soc. ital. Sci. nat. 62: 49, TL: Italy, Modena
ab. postnigra Turner, 1938
f. cinerea Lempke, 1943
f. infrapallida Smith, 1954
caesia Feichtenberger, 1962
Noctua pronuba [ALBERTA]
Noctua pronuba [BAMONA]
Noctua pronuba [GALEPS]
Noctua pronuba [Ian Kimber]
Noctua pronuba ; [NE2: 72, pl. 4, f. 5-8]; [NE3, 151]
500x523 (~37Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 6-12.8.1988, f 28-4.9.1976, Markku Savela leg.
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500x260 (~18Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, 25.7.1970, Markku Savela leg.
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400x595 (~85Kb) Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch
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595x400 (~65Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch
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880x558 (~79Kb) Russia, Kaluga area, ex.p. 8.6.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov
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Flight from beginning of July to first half of September.
Larva on
Allium ampeloprasum,
Rheum rhaponticum,
Spinacia oleracea,
Brassica rapa,
Primula veris,
Solanum lycopersicum,
Plantago major,
Dahlia cultorum,
Calendula officinalis,
Taraxacum sp.,
Hieracium umbellatum
Azores
Agrotis atlantica Warren, 1905; Novit. zool. 12 : 439, TL: Azores
Noctua atlantica ; [NE2: 73, pl. 4, f. 9-10]; [NE3, 151]
The fimbriata species-group
fimbriata ; [NE3, 151]
EU, Turkey, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Novosibirsk. See [About maps]
Lounaan morsiusyökkönen
Broad-bordered Yellow Undewing
Gelbe Bandeule
Phalaena fimbriata Schreber, 1759; Nov. Spec. Ins.: 13, TL: Germany, Halle
Phalaena domiduca Hufnagel, 1766; Berlin. Magazin. 3 (4): 404, TL: Berlin region
Phalaena Noctua fimbria Linnaeus, 1767; Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): 842, TL: Germany
Noctua solani Fabricius, 1787; Mantissa Insectorum, 2: 150, TL: Europe
= ; [NE2, 74, pl. 4, f. 20]
parthenii Schrank, 1801
f. rufa Tutt, 1892
= ; [NE2, 74, pl. 4, f. 18]
f. brunnea Tutt, 1892
= ; [NE2, 74, pl. 4, f. 19]
f. virescens Tutt, 1892
f. brunnea-virescens Tutt, 1892
f. nigrescens Busse, 1925
f. obscura Lenz, 1927
f. variegata Lenz, 1927
f. jago Catherine, 1929
Noctua fimbriata [Ian Kimber]
Noctua fimbriata ; [NE2: 74, pl. 4, f. 17-20]; [NE3, 151]
500x473 (~34Kb) FINLAND: A: Föglö, m 25.7.1975, f 24.7.1975, K. Wettenhovi leg.
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Flight from first half of July to September.
Larva on
Primula veris,
Taraxacum
Morocco, Algeria, SEU, Turkey, Caucasus. See [About maps]
Noctua tirrenica Biebinger, Speidel & Hanigk, 1983; Ent. Z. Frankf. a. M. 93: 81, TL: Sardinia, Siniscola
Noctua tirrenica ; [NE2: 74, pl. 4, f. 15-16]; [NE3, 152]
The comes species-group
comes ; [NE3, 152]
EU, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, N.India?, Afghanistan?. See [About maps]
Pikkumorsiusyökkönen
Lunar Yellow Underwing?
Phalaena orbona Hufnagel, 1766; Berlin. Magazin, 3 (3): 304, TL: Germany, Berlin
orbona Vieweg, 1790
Noctua subsequa [Schiffermüller], 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 79, TL: Vienna district
subsequa Hübner, [1803]
subsequa Treitschke, 1825
f. albocostata Heydemann, 1938
Noctua orbona caroni Lempke, 1964; : 262, TL: Spain, Puerto de Navacerrada
Noctua orbona [Ian Kimber]
Noctua orbona ; [NE2: 76, pl. 4, f. 11-14]; [NE3, 152]
Flight from first half of July to September.
EU, Turkey, Caucasus, Armenia. See [About maps]
Phalaena Noctua interposita Hübner, [1790]; Beitr. Ges. Schmett. 2 : 118, TL: Germany, Augsburg district
Noctua consequa Hübner, [1803]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [4] : pl. 23, f. 105, TL: Europe
Triphaena sarmata Rambur, 1871; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 1 : 315, TL: France (coastal)
Agrotis orbona nigra Pieszczek, 1908; : 113, TL: "Mödlinger region"
Noctua interposita baraudi Boursin, 1963; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 32: 78, TL: France, Les Ambollas, Ria-Sirach commune
Noctua interposita lajonquierei Boursin, 1963; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 32:(72-79), TL: Spain, Sierra de Guadarrama, Puerto de Navacerrada
Noctua interposita terracotta Boursin, 1963; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 32: 258, TL: Central Apennines, Montagna Grande
Noctua interposita ; [NE2: 79, pl. 4, f. 29-36]; [NE3, 152]
EU, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Middle East, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Armenia, Taganrog, NA (introduced). See [About maps]
Pilkuton morsiusyökkönen
Lesser Yellow Underwing?
Breitflügelige Bandeule
Noctua comes Hübner, [1813]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [4] : pl. 111, f. 521, TL: Europe
pronuba minor Villers, 1789
comes Treitschke, 1825
Triphaena comes var. prosequa Treitschke, 1825; in Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. 5 (1): 257, TL: -
Triphaena comes var. adsequa Treitschke, 1825; in Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. 5 (1): 256, TL: -
f. curtisi Newman, 1865
consequa Curtis
= f. curtisi (Hübner, [1813]); [NE2, 77]
f. pallida Tutt, 1892
f. virgata Tutt, 1892
f. grisea Tutt, 1892
f. rufo-grisea Tutt, 1892
f. ochrea Tutt, 1892
f. rufescens Tutt, 1892
f. rufo-ochrea Tutt, 1892
f. rufa Tutt, 1892
rufa Dadd
= f. rufa (Tutt, 1892); [NE2, 77]
f. virescens Tutt, 1892
f. nigrescens Tutt, 1892
= ; [NE2, 77, pl. 4, f. 21]
f. rufo-nigrescens Tutt, 1892
f. nigra Tutt, 1892
Agrotis comes var. bergensis Sparre-Schneider, 1901; : 155, pl. f. 2, TL: Norway, Bergen
f. demarginata O. Schultz, 1908
f. attenuata Warren, 1914
f. robustior Turati, 1924
f. olivacea Turati, 1924
f. lineata Harrison, 1937
f. deprivata Cockayne, 1952
f. sagittifer Cockayne, 1952
f. loeberbaueri Burmann & Tarmann, 1986
f. scotophila Burmann & Tarmann, 1986
Noctua comes [Ian Kimber]
Noctua comes ; [NE2: 77, pl. 4, f. 21-28]; [NE3, 152]
768x512 (~73Kb) Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Oetisheim, 8° 49' E, 48° 58' N, altitude 255m, 27.08.1998, Photo © Karl Hofsäß
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Flight from first half of July to September.
Azores
Sineugraphe carvalhoi Pinker, 1983; Z. ArbGem Öst. Ent. 35: 13, TL: Azores, Pico, above Siveira
Noctua carvalhoi ; [NE2: 79, pl. 11, f. 20-21]; [NE3, 152]
The interjecta species-group
interjecta ; [NE3, 153]
. See [About maps]
Noctua interjecta Hübner, [1803]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [4] : pl. 23, f. 107, TL: (southern) Europe
Noctua interjecta [Ian Kimber]
Noctua interjecta ; [NE3, 153]
In 1997, N. interjecta was recorded from Finland.
Alps, SEU
Noctua interjecta interjecta ; [NE2: 85, pl. 5, f. 9-10]
British Isles, N.France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Denmark, S.Sweden, Czechoslovakia, NW.Austria
Agrotis interjecta var. caliginosa Schawerda, 1919; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 69: 115, TL: Austria, Mährisch-Ostrau
f. rufa Tutt, 1892
Noctua interjecta caliginosa ; [NE2: 85, pl. 5, f. 11-12]
The janthina species-group
janthina ; [NE3, 154]
SWEU, WEU, S.Finland, S.Sweden, Denmark, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia. See [About maps]
Phalaena janthe Borkhausen, 1792; Naturges. Eur. Schmett., 4: 111, TL: "Föhrenwald near Darmstadt"
f. rufa Tutt, 1892
Triphaena janthina var. algirica Oberthür, 1918; : 102, pl. 493, f. 4087, TL: Alger.
Triphaena janthina intermedia Rothschild, 1920; Novit. Zool. 27 (1): 35, TL: Algeria, Sidi-bel-Abbes
f. purpurascens Harrison, 1937
f. peacocki Harrison, 1937
f. subrosea Harrison, 1937
f. plusioides Harrison, 1937
f. virgata Harrison, 1937
f. ronensis Harrison, 1937
Noctua janthe [Ian Kimber]
Noctua janthe ; [NE2: 80, pl. 5, f. 1-4 (neotype f. 2)]; [NE3, 154]
SEU, CEU, S.Sweden. See [About maps]
Tumma morsiusyökkönen
Lesser Broad-border
Noctua janthina [Schiffermüller], 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 78, TL: Vienna district
domiduca Fuessly, 1781; (preocc.)
flavomaculata Goeze, 1781
flavomaculata Spuler, 1908
= flavomaculata ; [NE2, 81]
altica Geoffroy, 1785
fimbriaminor Villers, 1789
circumspecta Drapiez, 1819
= fimbriaminor ; [NE2, 81]
Agrotis janthina var. latimarginata Röber, 1900; : 204, TL: Germany, Harz [Mts.]
= ; [NE2, 81 (as f. latemarginata[sic])]
f. obscura Culot, 1909
Noctua janthina [Ian Kimber]
Noctua janthina ; Berge & Rebel, 1910, pl. 29, f. 9; Capuse, 1963, 191, f. 4; Culot, 1914, pl. 3, f. 15; Koch, 1972, pl. 5, f. 99; Kostrowicki, 1972, p. 89, f. 282 (gen.); Kozhanchikov, 1937, p. 153, f. 43a (m.gen); Lampert, 1907, pl. 33, f. 7; Robenz, Schaefer & Weigt, 1982, p. 90, f. 1-2; Seitz, 1914, pl. 15, f. a 1, 3; Skou, 1991, pl. 32, f. 20; [NE2: 81, f. 19 (neotype), pl. f. 5-7]; [NE3, 154]
- Misidentified/misapplied:
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Noctua janthina (= Noctua janthe); Calle, 1982, pl. 7, f. 81h,m; Culot, 1914, pl. 3, f. 14; Forster & Wohlfahrt, 1971, pl. 4, f. 26; Bustillo, Varela & Garcia, [1986], p. 92, f. 4, p. 9142, f. 1; Heath & Emmet, 1979, pl. 8, f. 33-34; Hofmann, 1894, pl. 32, f. 7; Hoffmeyer, 1962, pl. 7, f. 11; Klöcker, 1913, pl. 2, f. 43; Kozhanchikov, 1937, p. 153, f. 43b (f.gen); Planas, De-Gregorio & Figueras, 1985, pl. 20, f. a; Mikkola & Jalas, 1977, pl. 4, f. 27; Nordström, Wahlgren & Tullgren, 1941, pl. 19, f. 10; Oberthür, 1919, pl. 439, f. 4087; Miret, 1987, f. 219; Robenz, Schaefer & Weigt, 1982, p. 90, f. 3-6; Robenz, Schaefer & Weigt, 1982, pl. 12, f. 1 (gen.); Seitz, 1914, pl. 15, f. a 2; Skinner, 1984, pl. 26, f. 11; Skou, 1991, pl. 32, f. 21, 22; South, 1939, pl. 116, f. 3; South, 1961, pl. 60, f. 3; Spuler, 1908, pl. 32, f. 7
Flight from latter half of July to August.
Larva on
Arum,
Crataegus,
Hedera,
Primula,
Rubus,
Rumex,
Ulmus,
Urtica,
Viola
Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran (Elburz). See [About maps]
Noctua tertia Mentzer, Moberg & Fibiger, 1991; Nota lepid. 14: 37, TL: SW. Bulgaria, Kozuch near Petric
Noctua tertia ; [NE2: 85, pl. 5, f. 8, pl. 11, f. 32-33]; [NE3, 154]
Canary Islands
Triphaena noacki Boursin, 1957; Z. wien. ent. Ges. 42: 140, TL: Canary Islands, Teneriff, Arafo
Noctua noacki ; [NE2, 71 (note)]
Madeira
Noctua teixeirai Pinker, 1971; : 103, pl. 12, f. A1, pl. 13, f. 1 (m.gen), TL: Madeira, Santo da Serra
Noctua teixeirai ; [NE2, 71 (note)]
Cyprus
Noctua warreni ; [NE2, 71 (note)]
16.8.2008 (16)
- References:
- [ALBERTA]
- University of Alberta, E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum; Browse Entomology Collection
- [About maps]
- Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
- [BAMONA]
- Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
- [D. Smirnov]
- Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov
- [GALEPS]
- Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States; James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm
- [HBN]
- Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
- [Ian Kimber]
- http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/
- [Karl Hofsäß]
- Karl Hofsaess; e-mail: Karl Hofsäß
- [Marek Michalski]
- Lodz, Poland; e-mail: Marek Michalski
- [Michael Borsch]
- Geesthacht, Germany; contact through; e-mail: Francisco Welter-Schultes
- [NE2]
- Fibiger, M, 1993; Noctuinae II. - Noctuidae Europaeae; Vol 2
- [NE3]
- Fibiger, M, 1997; Noctuinae III. - Noctuidae Europaeae; Vol 3
- Some related literature:
- Borkhausen, 1792
- Naturgeschichte der Europaischen Schmetterlinge nach Systematischer Ordnung, 4:
Naturges. Eur. Schmett., 4: -
- Boursin, 1957
- Vorläufige diagnosen einiger neuer Phalaenidae von de Kanaren nebst beschreibung eines neuen subgenus
Z. wien. ent. Ges. 42: 140-143
- Boursin, 1963
- Une espece de Noctua L. (Triphaena O.), Europeene et Francaise, meconnue depuis 173 ans Noctua interposita Huebner 1789, nec 1790 (Lep. Noctuidae)
Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 32: 72-79
- Boursin, 1963
- Nouvelles races de Noctuidae palearctiques (Lep. Noctuidae)
Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 32: 254-262
- Hübner, [1790]
- Beiträge zur Geschichte der Schmetterlinge, Band 2 (1789) Theil 1-4
Beitr. Ges. Schmett. 2
(1): [1-6], 7-31, [32], 4pls
(2): [33-35], 36-56, 4pls
(3): [57-59], 60-79, [80], 4pls
(4): [81-83], 84-100, 4pls
: [101-103], 104-128 (Nachtrag and suppl.)
[129-134] (index)
- Hübner, [1803]; Hübner, [1813]
- Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. IV. Noctuae - Eulen ("Dritte Band")
Samml. eur. Schmett. [4]
: 155-194
pl. 1-74, f. 1-345 (1800-1803)
pl. 75-86, f. 346-405 (1803-1808)
pl. 87-96, f. 406-455 (1808-1809)
pl. 97-134, f. 456-615 (1809-1813)
pl. 135-139, f. 616-638 (1814-1817)
pl. 140-141, f. 639-647 (1818-1819)
pl. 142-150, f. 648-697 (1819-1822)
pl. 151, f. 698-703 (1823)
pl. 152-156, f. 704-732 (1823-1824)
pl. 157, f. 733-736 (1825-1826)
(Geyer)
pl. 158-160, f. 737-752 (1827-1828)
pl. 161-162, f. 753-765 (1828-1830)
pl. 163-169, f. 766-802 (1828-1832)
pl. 170-171, f. 803-812 (1832-1833)
pl. 172-176, f. 813-839 (1834)
pl. 177-179, f. 840-853 (1834-1835)
pl. 180, f. 854-858 (1834-1835)
pl. 181, f. 859-863 (1836)
pl. 182, f. 864-868 (1836-1838)
pl. 183, f. 869-873 (1837-1838)
pl. 184-185, f. 874-882 (1838)
[7], 8-24 (1834?)
- Hübner, [1821]
- Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826]
Verz. bek. Schmett.
(1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816)
(2): 17-32 (1819)
(3): 33-48 (1819)
(4): 49-64 (1819)
(5): 65-80 (1819)
(6): 81-96 (1819)
(7): 97-112 (1819)
(8): 113-128 (1819)
(9): 129-144 (1819)
(10): 145-160 (1819)
(11): 161-176 (1819)
(12): 177-192 (1820)
(13): 193-208 (1820)
(14): 209-224 (1821)
(15): 225-240 (1821)
(16): 241-256 (1821)
(17): 257-272 (1823)
(18): 273-288 (1823)
(19): 289-304 (1823)
(20): 305-320 (1825)
(21): 321-336 (1825)
(22): 337-352 (1825)
(23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
- Hufnagel, 1766
- Fortsetzung der tabelle von den nachtvogein. IV. Fortsetzung der dierten tabell von de Insecten, besonders von denen so genannten nacheulen als der zwoten klasse. Der nachvögel hiesiger gegend
Berlin. Magazin, 3 (3): 279-309
- Hufnagel, 1766
- Forsetzung der tabelle von de nachtvogein. IV. Fortzetzung der dierten Tabelle von de Insecten, besonders von denen so genannten Nacheulen als der zwoten Klasse. Der Nachvögel hiesiger Gegend
Berlin. Magazin. 3 (4): 398-426
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition
Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1
: 1-338
339-824
- Linnaeus, 1767
- Systema Naturae per Regna tria Naturae, secundum Classes, Ordines, .... Editio Duocecima Reformata. Tom. 1. Part II.
Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): -,533-1327
- Rambur, 1871
- Description de Plusieurs espéces de Lépidoptéres nocturnes inédits ou mal connus
Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 1
: 315-325
- Rothschild, 1920
- Supplemental notes to Mr. Charles Oberthür's Faune de Lépidoptéres de la Barbarie, with lists of speciemens in the Tring Museum
Novit. Zool. 27
(1): 1-127
- Warren, 1905
- Lepidoptera collected by W.R. Olgilvie-Grant on the Azores and Madeira in 1903
Novit. zool. 12
: 439-447
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