Micralarctia punctulatum auricinctum

Taxonavigation

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: Arctiini
Subtribus: Spilosomina
Genus: Micralarctia
Species: Micralarctia punctulatum
Subspecies: Micralarctia punctulatum auricinctum

Name

Micralarctia punctulatum auricinctum (Butler, 1897)

Type locality: [Malawi] Nyasaland: [Chilumba] Deep Bay.

Lectotype: BMNH. female ♀. (lectotype Spilosoma auricinctum designated by Butler, 1897: 285

Synonyms

• Spilosoma auricinctum Butler, 1897 (original combination)
• Micralarctia punctlata auricinctum (Butler): Watson, 1989: 285
• Spilosoma nivaria Bartel, 1903 (synonymized by Watson, 1989: 285)
  • Type locality: [Malawi] Nyasa: Songwe.
    • Lectotype: ZMB. male ♂. 04-05.XII.1899. (lectotype designated by Watson, 1989: 285)
• Spilosoma nyassana Bartel, 1903 (synonymized by Watson, 1989: 285)
  • Type locality: Angola: Quisol, 23 km from Malange Kami.
    • Lectotype: ZMB. male ♂. (lectotype designated by Watson, 1989: 285)
• Amsacta evadne Fawcett, 1915 (synonymized by Watson, 1989: 285)
  • Type locality: [Kenya] British East Africa: Kedai, 2,500 ft [3°16'S, 38°21'E].
    • Lectotype: BMNH. male ♂. (lectotype designated by Watson, 1989: 285)

References

• Bartel, M., 1903: Neue aetiopische Arctiidae der Sammlung des Kgl. Museums für Naturkunde in Berlin. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris 16: 170–214.
• Butler, A.G., 1897: On two collections of Lepidoptera made by Mr. R. Crawshay in Nyasa-land. Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London 1896: 817–850, pl. XLI-XLII.
• Fawcett, J.M., 1915: Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911-12. Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London 1915: 91–113, pl. I-II.
• Watson, A., 1989: A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Entomologica Scandinavica 19: 251–291.