Afrasura indecisa

Afrasura indecisa

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Noctuoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Lithosiini
Subtribus: Nudariina
Genus: Afrasura
Species: Afrasura indecisa
Subspecies: A. i. indecisa – A. i. orientalis

Name

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Afrasura indecisa (Walker, 1869)

Type locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂.

Synonyms

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  • Barsine indecisa Walker, 1869
  • Asyra indecisa Walker, 1869 by Durante 2009: 32.
  • Asura xantha Bethune-Baker, 1911 (synonymized by Durante, 2009: 32)

References

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  • Durante, A., 2009: Revision of the Afrotropical species of Asura Walker, 1854 (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae), with the description of a new genus. Zootaxa, 2280: 27–52. Abstract & excerpt
  • Durante, A., 2012: The genus Afrasura Durante, 2009 in Gabon, with description of five new species and a new species group (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini). Zootaxa 3478: 383–398. Abstract: [1].
  • Durante, M.A. 2012. New genera and problematic species in African Lithosiinae (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lymantriidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 22: 1-16. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2012.22  . Reference page