Paralpenus wintgensi

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: Paralpenus
Species: Paralpenus wintgensi
Subspecies: P. w. wintgensi – P. w. zimbabweiensis

Name

Paralpenus wintgensi (Strand, 1909)

Type locality: N.E. Rwanda, Wintgens.

Lectotype: ZMB. female ♀. (lectotype Acantharctia wintgensi designated by Watson, 1989: 279

Synonyms

• Acantharctia wintgensi Strand, 1909 (original combination)
• Maenas nigrilinea Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (synonymized by Gaede 1926: 102)
  • Type locality: Rwanda: Nianza.
    • Holotype: BMNH. female ♀. VIII.181. legit T.A. Barns
• Maenas paucipuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1921 (synonymized by Watson, 1989: 279)
  • Type locality: Rwanda: Akanjaru R. [2°21'S, 29°44'E]
    • Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. legit T.A. Barns.
• Hyphantria strigulosa eborina Debauche, 1942 (synonymized by Watson, 1989: 279)
  • Type locality: Zaire: Tshamugussa [near Rutshuru], 2.250 m.
    • Holotype: MRAC. male ♂. 08-15.VIII.1934. legit G.F. de Witte

References

• Debauche, H., 1942: Lepidoptera Heterocera. Exploration du Parc National Albert Mission G.F. de Witte (1933-1935) 41: 1–28.
• Dubatolov, V.V. 2011: Arctiinae from African expeditions of V. Kovtunovich & P. Ustjuzhanin in 2009–2011, with description of new taxa and taxonomic notes. Atalanta, 42(1-4): 125–136. Full article (PDF).Reference page. 
• Joicey, J.J. & Talbot, G., 1921: New Lepidoptera. Bulletin of the Hill Museum 1 (1): 158–166.
• Strand, E., 1909: Lepidoptera aus Deutsch-Ostafrika gesammelt von Herrn Oberleutnant Wintgens. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, Iris 22: 104–121.
• Watson, A., 1988 [1989]: A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Entomologica Scandinavica 19: 251–291.