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Macrosia Hampson, 1900

Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Lithosiini (tribe)/  Eilemina (subtribe)/  Eilema (genus)/  Macrosia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Hampson, 1900
Citation:Macrosia
Taxon remarks:Type species: Lithosia fumeola Walker, 1854. List of specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum 2: 508. By original designation. Downgraded as a subgenus of Eilema by Krüger (2015b: 90).
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1900a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum II. Arctiadae: Nolinae, Lithosianae.
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Volume:2
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Pagination:129
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination Images
Eilema brunneotincta Rothschild, 1912 Rothschild, 1912 species Accepted Eilema brunneotincta
Eilema chalybeata (Hampson, 1901) (Hampson, 1901) species Accepted Macrosia chalybeata
Eilema fumeola (Walker, 1854) (Walker, 1854) species Accepted Lithosia fumeola
Eilema natalica (Möschler, 1872) (Möschler, 1872) species Synonym Lithosia natalica
Eilema trichopteroides Kühne, 2010 Kühne, 2010 species Accepted Eilema trichopteroides